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Sauvignon Blanc
A white wine grape with yellow-green berries (Wikidata).
Wikidata records it as a cross of Savagnin.
Grapes bred from it include Cabernet Sauvignon.
On this site Sauvignon Blanc is a main grape in 4 regions, from Marlborough at 1,240 GDD (Winkler I) to Margaret River at 1,920 (Winkler III), so the same grape meets very different seasons.
Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | +17% | +13% | +6% | +3% | +12% | +5% | +6% | +10% |
| Loire Valley (Touraine) | +24% | +12% | +15% | -4% | +32% | +28% | -1% | +15% |
| Bordeaux | +14% | +7% | +8% | -6% | +29% | +24% | -5% | +9% |
| Margaret River | -0% | -9% | +6% | +3% | +3% | -3% | +12% | +7% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
