Ep 568: Alternatives to a Favorite -- Sauvignon Blanc

Ep 568: Alternatives to a Favorite -- Sauvignon Blanc

It's another edition of the "Alternatives to a Fave" series! This time: Sauvignon blanc.

As an extension of the Grape Mini-series, for this series I come up with lists of wines that lovers of a specific grape can try as alternatives.

Sauvignon blanc is not a one note! It has so many different styles -- from the acidic, minerally, citrus and flinty notes of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé to the tropical fruit, peach, grass, green pepper, and sauteed herb aromas in New Zealand and the blends with Semillon in Bordeaux, there are many, many iterations of this very popular grape.

Photo: Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa. Credit: Getty Images from Canva

After a brief refresh on the Sauvignon blanc grape, in this show I come up with a list of eight wines that are alternatives -- things like Chablis for the more minerally, flinty substitutes for Sancerre, and then fruity alternatives like Vermentino to stand in for Chilean or New Zealand Sauvignon.

I hope, as usual, that this show opens some new doors and gives you new ideas of wines to add to your repertoire!

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