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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.75 $17.50
12 bottles: $11.73
Brimming with citrus aromas of lime and grapefruit, this wine has a nice soft entry, which carries through the center...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $20.40
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is a tasty, refreshing white to drink now and over the next year or two. Citrus, sage,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
Intense aromas of grapefruit, citrus, kiwi and fresh cut grass greet the nose. As you drink, the crisp acidity gives...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
Intense aromas of grapefruit, citrus, kiwi and fresh cut grass greet the nose. As you drink, the crisp acidity gives...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.12 $17.91
12 bottles: $13.99
Delivers the crisp and refreshing character that Sauvignon Blanc is known for! A bright and fruity palate, with fresh...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.83
12 bottles: $14.25
Shows sturdy orange blossom, lemon zest and Fuji apple flavors, with a hint of dried pineapple. The juicy finish has...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $16.32 $18.13
12 bottles: $14.25
Blending with just under 10% Sémillon gives this bright Sauvignon Blanc a touch of roundness and body. Aromatics of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.45 $31.61
12 bottles: $25.09
Blending with just under 10% Sémillon gives this bright Sauvignon Blanc a touch of roundness and body. Aromatics of...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $11.04 $12.27
12 bottles: $7.61
A good, solidly dependable Sauvignon Blanc with notes of grapefruit, just-ripe passionfruit, citrus blossom, cut...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $12.76
White peach, elegant tropical fruits and fresh florals fragrance the nose. Refreshes with a racing acidity that...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.94
The wine is a pale straw color. Floral aromas lead to lemon zest, crisp green apples and faint tropical notes. The...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.87 $15.41
12 bottles: $10.69
This Sauvignon Blanc is all about the fruit spectrum from citrus flavors through the tropical. Look for notes of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.12 $17.91
12 bottles: $13.99
Our North Coast Sauvignon Blanc is a zesty expression, fermented in stainless without oak to show off fruit flavors...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
This wine is loaded with aromatics of grapefruit and lemon grass with a hint of lime zest in the background....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.00
Z. Alexander Brown's Sauvignon Blanc opens with bright aromas of lemongrass, honeysuckle and guava. On the palate,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $49.87
Aromas of dried pineapple, peach and green apple follow through to a full body with tangy fruit and phenolic tension,...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.58
The iconic Napa producer fermented this Sauvignon Blanc in French oak, small stainless steel barrels, clay amphora,...
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Sauvignon Blanc United States California North Coast

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.