Sauvignonn.
/ˈsəʊviːnjɒn/, /ˈsəʊvᵻnjɒn/, /ˈsəʊviːnjɒ̃/, /ˈsəʊvᵻnjɒ̃/, U.S. /ˌsoʊvəˈnjɔn/ a. A white grape of France; the white wine made from this grape. Also attributive or as adj.
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1846 C. Cocks Bordeaux ii. 142 The following are the names of the most esteemed white wines. 1. The Sauvignon, of a yellowish or greyish brown-spotted wood.
1875 H. Vizetelly Wines of World 18 The fine white wines of the Gironde are produced from the Sauvignon and Semillon grapes, the former of which yields a limpid, perfumed, delicate-flavoured, amber-coloured, heady wine.
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 604/2 The principal vines used in the Médoc are..for white wines, the Semillon, the Sauvignon, and the Muscatelle.
1908 E. Vizetelly & A. Vizetelly Wines of France 82 Sauternes and the better Graves..are chiefly the produce of the Sauvignon and Semillon grapes.
1934 F. Schoonmaker & T. Marvel Compl. Wine Bk. vi. 151 Corvo, a..dry white wine, made..out of two native Sicilian grapes blended with the famous Sauvignon grape of Sauternes.
1959 W. James Word-bk. Wine 168 Sauvignon, one of the three white grape varieties used in Sauternes and grown to a limited extent in South Africa, Australia, and California for high-quality white wines.
1969 V. Rose Loire 30 Pouilly-Fumé..is made from the Sauvignon grape.
1973 Times 30 June 11/4 Wines made solely from the Sauvignon Blanc grape..are now to be found in many of the French wine regions.
1973 Times 30 June 11/5 Many merchants list Sauvignons.
1976 Times 6 Mar. 13/5 A classic Sauvignon..comes from Haut Poitou..with the steely flavour of this great great..wine of astonishing quality.
b. Short for Cabernet-Sauvignon, a black grape of France; also the red wine made from this grape.
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1846 C. Cocks Bordeaux ii. 140 The Carmenère, or grosse Vidure, called also grand Carmenet, Carbonet, or Sauvignon, has..grapes..of a bright colour.
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 166 ‘Imperial’, from finest Sauvignon grapes.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 97/3 Sauvignon..(Burgoyne) 16/0.
1917 Harrods Gen. Catal. 1289/2 Sauvignon, full bodied..1/11.
1952 A. Lichine Wines of France 46 The wine..comes from a vineyard planted two-thirds in Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon... No white wine is made.
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