Wine Grape Varieties

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is a white grape variety originating in France. Bordeaux and the Loire Valley have been traditional regions for Sauvignon Blanc, and it has also started to be cultivated in regions such as Languedoc in the southern parts of France, with the planted area now exceeding 30,000 hectares. New Zealand and Chile, following France, are the countries where Sauvignon Blanc is most widely planted, and in both countries, it is the most widely cultivated white grape variety.

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Austria
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Belgium
  • Sauvignon blanc
Bulgaria
  • Совиньон блан (Sauvignon Blanc)
Croatia
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon bijeli
  • Muškatni silvanac
Cyprus
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Czechia
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon blanc
Denmark
  • Sauvignon Blanc
France
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon blanc
Germany
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muskat Silvaner
Greece
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Hungary
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon bianco
  • Sovinjon
  • Sauvignon bijeli
  • Sauvignon blanc
Italy
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon blanc
Luxembourg
  • Sauvignon blanc
Malta
  • Sauvignon blanc
Netherlands
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Portugal
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon-Blanc
Romania
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Slovakia
  • Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon blanc
  • Sauvignon biely
Slovenia
  • Sauvignon
Spain
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
2015 2020
France 30,321 30,912
Spain 5,031 6,497
Italy 4,047 4,318
Romania 5,618 3,506
Germany 894 1,661
Czechia 945 1,637
Austria 1,170 1,454
Bulgaria 942 1,433
Slovenia 1,118 1,154
Greece 768 999
Hungary 999 976
Slovakia 345

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Sauvignon Blanc - Cluster in the field
source : Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY