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Columbia Crest Sauvignon Blanc 2001
But in its price range, it shines: it's a fine, typical, nothing-to-complain-about-and-lots-to-like low-end Sauvignon Blanc.

Wines with Zing! for Spring - It's Time for Sauvignon Blanc
This is the season to start thinking about Sauvignon Blanc. Maybe it is the renewal of nature that signals my return to wines from the sauvignon blanc grape, or maybe the warm air prompts me to move from the deep reds of winter to a chilled white wine.

Matariki Stony Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2005
If you're looking for a middle-of-the-road Sauvignon Blanc, here's a well balanced wild white that's not too shrill, not too tropical, and not too expensive. Hawkes Bay, the source of the fruit for Stony Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2005, is located on the North Island, on the east coast (south of and on the opposite shore from Auckland).

Rock Rabbit Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Benham, Proprietor and Cose, Winemaker, use all stainless steel to produce Rock Rabbit Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc. The blend is 91% Sauvignon Blanc and 9% Gewurtztraminer.

Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc 2005 is varietal, estate grown in the Central Valley growing region.

WBW 20 - Anything but Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling
And since his theme is any white wine, But Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling, Ive selected a varietal native to Spains Rueda region, Verdejo. Often compared to Sauvignon Blanc, the characteristics are a bit less austere on the palete, but certainly similar on the nose.

Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Spittoon - Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand. Chimney Creek Sauvignon Blanc, 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Icons of Sauvignon Blanc
The article is fairly entertaining, definitely provocative and fightin’ words for hard core Sauvignon Blanc fans. Should Sauvignon Blanc then be thrown out of the “big six” pantheon of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon?

Kim Crawford - 2005 Sauvignon Blanc
While there, I purchased a couple bottles - a 2003 Lyeth Meritage and a 2005 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. So last night, I opened up the Sauvignon Blanc and paired it with some spicy shrimp sushi.

If it smells like Sauvignon Blanc and tastes like Chardonnay it must be Viognier.
If it smells like Sauvignon Blanc and tastes like Chardonnay it must be Viognier.

30 Second Wine Advisor: Sincerest form of flattery
Sincerest form of flattery Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc has inspired a horde of imitators since it burst onto the world wine scene in 1985. As recently as the middle '80s, New Zealand was almost unknown as a wine region, and the Sauvignon Blanc grape wasn't much more of a contender, a variety so widely dismissed as lackluster that Robert Mondavi had re-named it "Fum Blanc" in hope of fooling people into thinking it something else entirely.

Embrace Sauvignon Blanc South Africa 2005
Wine Blogging Wednesday No. 20--Anything But Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling

Sauvignon Blanc at the Monterey Wine Festival
One of my favorite quaffing wines is Sauvignon blanc. The panel at the festival represented an international aspect of Sauvignon blanc.

Fairvalley South Africa Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Awie Adolf, Fairvalley's Winemaker, uses all stainless steel to vinify the Coastal Region fruit for Fairvalley Sauvignon Blanc 2005.

Wine Blogging Wednesday No. 20--Anything But Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling
Fairvalley South Africa Sauvignon Blanc 2005

First Taste: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
So for our first First Taste, we’re going Down-Unda to discuss New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. New Zealand is one of the new and exciting wine growing regions in the world, and it has quickly claimed top accolades for their Sauvignon Blanc’s from the sunny region of Marlborough.

Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2004

Wine Reports: Durbanville Hills 2005 Durbanville Sauvignon Blanc ($11.99)
FOOD MATCH: Depending on whether your perspective is that of a pessimist or an optimist, Sauvignon Blanc in this bold, forward style either goes well with lots of dishes or doesn't go ideally with much of anything.

Cole Bailey Vineyards Sesquipedalian (Mendocino) 2004*
Classic sauvignon blanc flavors and aromas: gooseberries, new mown grass, and Meyer lemon.

Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Fum Blanc 2004
Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Fumé Blanc 2004 is 91% Sauvignon Blanc and 9% Semillon.

2003 Patient Cottat Sancerre "Vieilles Vignes"
Since good Sancerres (one of my favorite expressions of the Sauvignon Blanc grape) tend to cost between $15 - $30, this wine was a pretty good value at $14.88.

Desert Island Wines
Len Evans is reported to have once said that he’d hate to be marooned on a desert island with nothing but goats' cheese to eat and sauvignon blanc to drink. ‘I hope you have good refrigeration on the island as I'll need to chill down the 2005 Grosset Semillon Sauvignon Blanc.

WBW 20 Reminder
If it smells like Sauvignon Blanc and tastes like Chardonnay it must be Viognier.

Wine Blogging Wednesday #20 - Calona Artist's Series Pinot Gris
The theme for this month’s WBW (hosted by the fine folks at Podcast: Wine for Newbies) is “Anything But Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling”.

Taco Wine

Chateau La Bouade Sauternes 2000
The first post-flu wine review is for a french sticky, a Saturne, which is predominantly botrytis Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.

Today's post: "Sauvignon Blank"
This space is devoted to reaction to the recent claims of Mike Steinberger, who wrote that the Sauvignon Blanc "grape is a dud, producing chirpy little wines wholly devoid of complexity and depth ...

Not wasting any time..

2003 Chateau Reynon Bordeaux Blanc "Vieillles Vignes"

May Whites (1): Chile Sauv Blanc,

Reuilly
Whites wines which, I think, are the most interesting, are produced from Sauvignon Blanc.

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