SauvignonBlanc

Sau·vi·gnon Blanc (sō-vē-nyôɴʹ bläɴʹ) n. In both senses also called Fumé Blanc.

1. A variety of grape originally grown in France and now cultivated in many other wine-producing regions as well, including the United States, Chile, and Australia.

2. A light white wine made from this grape.

  [French : from or akin to obsolete dialectal French servagnin, sarvinien, regional names for types of grape + blanc, white.]

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