Fumé Blanc
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Fumé Blanc is a California wine similar to an oaked Sauvignon Blanc, which may be used as a synonym for Sauvignon Blanc in the United States.
FUMÉ BLANC (White) [FOO-may BLAHNK]
see Sauvignon Blanc
GAMAY (Red) [ga-MAY]
Beaujolais makes its famous, fruity reds exclusively from one of the many Gamays available, the Gamay Noir ŕ Jus Blanc.
Fumé Blanc: A name created by Robert Mondavi to describe dry Sauvignon Blanc.
"It's a naïve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption." ...
Fumé Blanc
A Fumé Blanc table wine is the same as a Sauvignon Blanc wine.
Generic wine
Generic wines are blends of ordinary wines, and are usually found in the "cheap" section of the wine store.
Fumé Blanc (Foo-may BlahN) - U.S. synonym for Sauvignon Blanc, invented by Robert Mondavi during the 1970s as a marketing ploy and widely imitated. Originally denoted a dry style, but any past distinction between Fumé and Sauvignon is lost.
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In California, this wine is often labeled as Fumé Blanc, a play on the Loire name and a rebranding of the wine that hadn't been successful when introduced as Sauvignon Blanc.
In a classic marketing ploy, Robert Mondavi, the famous California winemaker called this variety Fumé Blanc when he very successfully popularized it in the 1960s.
Sauvignon Blanc is grown in all regions of Italy, where it is often called Sauvignon.
The French "Pouilly-Fumé" and the imitative American "Fumé Blanc" are said to be based on a smoky quality.
An aromatic variety responsible for distinctive whites such as France's Sancerre, California's Fumé Blancs and many of New Zealand's best whites.
"The Big Eight" when it comes to white wine varietals are: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc (also called Fumé Blanc), Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio, Semillon, Viognier, and Chenin Blanc.
Common White Wine Flavor Descriptions
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However, it also make superb wines in New Zealand, California (where it is sometimes called fumé blanc), Australia, South Africa, and Chile.
White grape variety (French). Synonyms include Blanc Fumé, Fumé Blanc.
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White grape variety. French.
Sauvignon Blanc - This white grape has a vibrant tanginess and slight pungency that shows tremendous versatility with all those flavors on the table. Some wineries use the name Fumé Blanc on the label-same thing.
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Sauvignon Blanc
Riesling
(REES-ling)
This grape produces wines with a brilliant sweet/acid balance ranging from bone dry to intensely sweet.
has to plant Sauvignon carefully and often pick early to get good results, whilst California seems to have been so used to producing its rather bland style that California Sauvignon is rarely worth its price- even if it is referred to as Fumé Blanc.
 See also: Sauvignon, Fruity, Grape, Fresh, Sauvignon blanc
  
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