Difference Between Fume Blanc And Sauvignon Blanc

February 22, 2012 lukew Articles

If you’ve ever wondered what’s the difference between Fume Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc, you might be surprised to learn that they are both made from the same grape.
Sauvignon Blanc being the grape responsible of course, this famous grape is grown by winemakers across the globe. “Crisp, elegant and fresh” are just some of the words used to describe the wine, depending on the region grown.

Fume Blanc is a name that was coined by Robert Mondavi an American wine maker, who came up with the name to market a dry version of Sauvignon Blanc in 1968. The marketing ploy worked, and sales for his Sauvignon Blanc skyrocket. To find out why using the name Fume instead of Sauvignon made a big difference, you’ll need to read the following paragraphs provided by the Huffington Post.
Style Difference Between Fume Blanc And Sauvignon Blanc
What white wine goes well with a wide range of foods, from salads and vegetable dishes, to seafood dishes, lemon chicken and many cheeses? Sauvignon Blanc. And what’s one of the best values you can find on any restaurant wine list? Yup, again, Sauvignon Blanc.

Sauvignon Blanc is a white grape originally from western wine regions of France that is now grown widely around the world. It excels in such diverse locations as France’s Loire Valley, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and California’s Dry Creek Valley. It tends to have bright acidity and grassy, green fruit and citrus flavors like lime, grapefruit and gooseberry. Versions grown in cooler climates and on chalky, gravelly and/or flinty soils also tend to have a strong sense of minerality.

In France’s Loire region near the town of Pouilly-sur-Loire, there is a lot of flint in the soil. Sauvignon Blanc grown there takes on a smoky, gun flint quality that led locals to add to the place name the French word for smoke, calling it Pouilly Fume. In the late-1960s, when

Difference Between Fume Blanc And Sauvignon Blanc