Domaine Haut Perron Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Sustainably grown from Touraine, Val de Loire. Really great nose with tropical fruit- very unusual for French SB's. Very nice easy drinking witht the right amount of acidity and fruit, very nice creamy finish! SO delicious; my new house wine!

Biodynamic.

Graham Beck Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Clean scent with fresh minerally flavor that has a light touch. Tropical fruit on the nose with aromas of pears and lychee. The palate is crisp, ripe passion fruit and lime fruit wrapped up in a mouth-watering finish. More earthy and silkier than a New Zealand sauvignon blanc. This wine is a sure bet for turkey season.

Graham Beck is a giant of the South African wine scene and has led the country's thundering success since the end of Apartheid in 1994, a year that saw Nelson Mandela toast his inauguration as President with a flute of Beck's Brut NV. This winemaker is committed to caring for its workers and neighbors, by providing education and housing.

Wente Louis Mel Sauvignon Blanc 2008

5 generations in Californaia. Livermore Valley, southwest of San Francisco Bay. Very pale green-straw color with fresh and zippy nose. A little dull on firste taste, then brighter green apple and a hint of mineral and celery stalk.

Luigi Bosca Sauvignon Blanc 2008

100% stainless, sits on fine lees 6 mos. Nice fresh citrus scent, likeable.

White Haven Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Musk melon and gooseberry nose with gravel and flint. The body is fuller with nice texture. I saw this on the wine list recently at G restaurant Swampscott.

Domaine Sallies Sauvignon Blanc 2008

From the Languedoc, southwestern France, between Corbieres and Minervois. Near the Mediterranean. Fresh, bright scent with a hint of rose petal. Unoaked. Decent with an acidic finish. Grapefruit and citrus peel flavors and would be great with a cheese plate or on a longhot summer's day.

Drylands Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Gravelly-fresh-ripe blood-orange and white grapefruit. A hint of frissee. Very nice, I probably have something in this price-point already, but think it would do well in a tasting.

Domaine des Saint Pierres 2007

100% Sauvignon Blanc. Pierre Prieur & Fils. Small family owned property they only grow sauvignon blanc. 12.5% alc. Nose is bright green grass and citrus and flint. Light and flinty/stony, very fresh with minimal citrus on finish. Very nice, would retail for about $20.

Crossroads Winery 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

Passion fruit-scented, this New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is tart, acidic and bright. Very fresh with a blood-orange finish that makes me thankful its summertime. Pictured here, I tasted this with a beet-white onion-toasted pine nut salad with dijon vinaigrette. The creamy toasted texture of the pinenuts was a delicious foil to the wine.

Girard Sauvignon Blanc 2006

Napa Valley fermented in stainless. Very firm. A bit tart. Nah.

Babich Sauvignon Blanc 2008

New Zealand, Marlborough. Grapefruit nose, light color and a citrusy feel. Flinty finish, not long, but crisp.

Fat Tree Semillion Chardonnay 2008

A refreshing, citrusy semillion (78%) - sauvignon blanc (22%) blend with a little flint on the finish. The semillion gives it plenty of richness to balance the sauvignon blanc's acidity. Rose/lily floral scent is very nice.

Arona Barker's Marque Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Plush, rich starfruit scent leads to green apples and hints of cantaloupe with a dry mineral finish. A wonderfully affordable example of New Zealand sauvignon blanc. $10.99

Goldwater Wairu Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Marlborough gravel and grapefruit. Very balanced, with limestone and chalk -tinged finish. Subtle.

Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Good fruity-melony style with passionfruit, lime and a crisp, acidic finish. At only $10.99, a great summer sipper! From Awatere Valley. Produced by Vavasour Wines.