Sauvignon Blanc is commonly a refreshing white
wine. Depending on
climate, its flavors can range from agressively grassy to sweetly tropical, although perhaps the most memorable descriptor is "cat's pee on a
gooseberry bush." Sauvignon Blanc is grown in
America,
France (especially in the
Loire Valley,
Bordeaux, and
Sauternes),
Australia and
New Zealand, among other places. One of the best known is New Zealand's
Cloudy Bay[?]. Often mixed with
Muscadelle[?]? and
Semillon[?], Sauvignon Blanc is best enjoyed chilled, with fish or
cheese. Along with
Riesling, it is one of the first fine wines to be bottled in
screwcap in commercial quantities.
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