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Article: Three faces of Sauvignon Blanc.
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- Wines & Vines
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- February 1, 2006
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Had Charles Dickens written about wine, he might have been drawn to the tale of California Sauvignon Blanc. For one thing, it has historically been white wine's red-headed stepchild in relation to Chardonnay, which has behaved--and often been treated--like a precious, first-born little princess. But still, given this relationship, you might have gotten the feeling that even if Sauvignon had received a little more of the attention it so clearly craved, it wouldn't have known what to do with it. Without a dominant style in California, consumers hardly know what to expect when they buy a bottle. Thus, California SB has remained a bit of a mystery--a grape without a face--in ...
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... ... at least 75 percent sauvignon blanc grapes. When Mondavi introduced his Fume Blanc, only 1,500 acres of sauvignon blanc were under cultivation ... turned most often to the sauvignon blanc/Fume Blanc wines produced by vineyards
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