This dry white grape offers distinctive flavors of citrus fruit, melon, fig, herb and sometimes grassiness. Sauvignon Blanc (So Vin YAWN Blonk) can also offer vanilla and creamy flavors when introduced to oak. Typically light, crisp and full of fruit, Sauvignon Blanc thrives as the white wine of Bordeaux and is used to produce the delicious Pouilly-Fume' and Sancerre of the Loire Valley. It has also proven extremely successful in California, New Zealand and Chile. In the 1960's, Robert Mondavi coined the name Fume' Blanc to increase its popularity in the United States. Today, Fume' Blanc has become more of a stylistic reference to Sauvignon Blanc which have been oak aged. Serve this white wine with shellfish and seafood.