Definitions
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- noun A variety of white
wine grape with green-skinned berries grown mostly in theJura region ofFrance , where it makes the famousvin jaune and vin de paille.
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Examples
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As soon as I thought about it, I thought a Savagnin from Jura would do the trick.
Cucumber soup: impossible food-wine pairing?!? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Further reading: “Albariño and Savagnin, Mencía and Jaen” [Jancisrobinson. com]
I can’t believe it’s not Albariño! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Made from the Savagnin grape variety, according to "The Oxford Companion to Wine," the grapes are picked well-ripened and then fermented as normal.
The Winter Aperitif Will Lyons 2010
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Filed under "oops" - Australia in 2009 acknowledged that much of what was planted as the popular Albarino grape was in fact Savagnin.
SFGate: Top News Stories Jon Bonné 2011
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Next time I'd put this bizarre blend - Savagnin made under the region's traditional yeast veil plus a more standard Chardonnay - with a miso-based broth.
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Next time I'd put this bizarre blend - Savagnin made under the region's traditional yeast veil plus a more standard Chardonnay - with a miso-based broth.
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Savagnin is a grape with a remarkable personality.
A Wine Story 2009
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Walk into any sophisticated wine shop and tell the clerk you are going to test someone's blind tasting skills, and they will put a bottle of a wine called Vin Jaune, made from the Savagnin grape, in your hand.
A Wine Story 2009
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And Pinte's Savagnin is salty and nutty and exceptionally pure, with curry spice notes, feeling quite lean on the nose, but full and rich in the mouth.
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Wine producers learn their Albariño might be Savagnin; others ask what the difference is
unknown title 2009
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