Sauvignon Blanc Day🥂

Name: Sauvignon Blanc Day in New Zealand
Start: 20260501T00:00:00+00:00
End: 20260502T00:00:00+00:00
Location: PLACE

Category: Alcohol

Alcohol

Sauvignon Blanc Day in New Zealand in 2026 — Image from Pixabay. CC0

About Sauvignon Blanc Day

How long until Sauvignon Blanc Day?
Sauvignon Blanc Day .
Dates of Sauvignon Blanc Day
2026 New Zealand Friday, May 1stSauvignon Blanc Day 2025 New Zealand Friday, May 2ndSauvignon Blanc Day 2024 New Zealand Monday, May 6thSauvignon Blanc Day 2023 New Zealand Saturday, May 6thSauvignon Blanc Day 2022 New Zealand Friday, May 6thSauvignon Blanc Day
Summary
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Sauvignon Blanc Day
Sauvignon Blanc Day in other countries
Sauvignon Blanc Day internationally

Sauvignon Blanc Day in New Zealand in 2026

New Zealand’s champion grape variety is celebrated at the height of harvest down under.

SauvBlanc Day Hero Video from NZ Winegrowers on Vimeo.

Today we raise a glass for International Sauvignon Blanc Day! Pour yourself a glass and kick off the weekend.

A popular and unmistakable white wine that’s loved for its “green” herbal flavors and racy acidity. Sauvignon Blanc grows nearly everywhere and thus, offers a variety of styles ranging from lean to bountiful.

Sauvignon Blanc is an easy wine with a relatively short history. The grape was first planted in France in the early 17th century. It was originally named Sémillion Blanc, which is a reference to the French town Sèméac. It was then renamed Sauvignon Blanc in the mid 1800s. The name Sauvignon Blanc comes from the French words for "willow" and "leaves of the vine." It is the only major grape that is used for white wine and it is grown in over 20 different countries.

Fun Facts About Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc likely derived its moniker from the french word “Sauvage,” meaning wild, as the vines are reminiscent of wild grapevines.
Surprisingly, Sauvignon Blanc is a parent (progenitor) of Cabernet Sauvignon (the other is Cabernet Franc)!
The “green” aromatics in Sauvignon Blanc come from compounds called Methoxypyrazines. Cabernet Sauvignon also has these same flavors.
Until the 1980s, most of the “Sauvignon Blanc” in Chile turned out to be rarer Sauvignon Vert (aka Sauvignonasse), mistakenly brought over from Bordeaux.
A real tasting note for Sauvignon is “cat pee!” Caused by a unique chemical compound, “4MMP,” there aren’t many other scents like it!