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In the early 1990s, ampelographers began to distinguish Sauvignon Blanc from Sauvignonasse plantings in Chile.
The latest research identified it with the Sauvignonasse , a vine that has now disappeared in France, but present in significant quantities in Chile synonyms are used Tocai Bianco, Tocai Italian, Trebbianello, Cinquien, Sauvignon Vert, Sauvignon, ...
No relation to the Hungary's Tokaji or Alsace's tokay Pinot gris, tocai friulano, also known as Sauvignon vert or Sauvignonasse, is at its best in the hills of Friuli, where it makes a refreshingly crisp, nutty dry white style.
SAUVIGNON VERT: Alternative name for the Tocai Friulano grape of northern Italy. Also known there, and in France and Argentina, as Sauvignonasse. In California the grape known as Sauvignon Vert is probably a Muscadelle variety clone.
 See also: Sauvignon Vert, Style, White, Blanc, Variety
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