savagnin

English

Etymology

Uncertain, but compare French sauvignon.

Noun

savagnin (plural savagnins)

1. A variety of green grape from the Jura used to make white wine
   • 2009 September 23, Eric Asimov, “From Jura, Geeky but Versatile Wines”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Oxygen is an accomplice, not a foe, in the production of vin jaune, which is made of the savagnin grape, a Jura staple.