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Sauvignon Blanc is Britain's go-to crisp white, but there's far more to it than Marlborough. This quick guide explains where its grassy and tropical flavours come from, why flint and chalk matter in Sancerre, and what oak and Sémillon do to it in Bordeaux.
Page two compares ten regions, from the Loire to New Zealand, Styria, Chile and South Africa, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Sauvignon and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Sauvignon Blanc at a glance: home, family, body and other names
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from cut grass to melon
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the oak dial
Ten key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and keeping
Sauvignon Blanc is Britain's go-to crisp white, but there's far more to it than Marlborough. This quick guide explains where its grassy and tropical flavours come from, why flint and chalk matter in Sancerre, and what oak and Sémillon do to it in Bordeaux.
Page two compares ten regions, from the Loire to New Zealand, Styria, Chile and South Africa, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Sauvignon and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Sauvignon Blanc at a glance: home, family, body and other names
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from cut grass to melon
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the oak dial
Ten key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and keeping