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savagnin

savagnin noun: a variety of green grape from the Jura used to make white wine.

Noun (1)

savagnin (plural savagnins)

  1. A variety of green grape from the Jura used to make white wine
    • Oxygen is an accomplice, not a foe, in the production of vin jaune, which is made of the savagnin grape, a Jura staple.2009 September 23, Eric Asimov, “From Jura, Geeky but Versatile Wines”, in New York Times

Noun (2) capitalized: Savagnin

Savagnin (uncountable)

  1. A variety of white wine grape with green-skinned berries grown mostly in the Jura region of France, where it makes the famous vin jaune and vin de paille.
    Synonyms:
    Savagnin Blanc

Synonyms of savagnin

  • Savagnin Blanc

Forms of savagnin

pluralsavagnins

Origin of savagnin

Uncertain, but compare French sauvignon.

Questions about savagnin

What does savagnin mean?
Savagnin means a variety of green grape from the Jura used to make white wine.
What part of speech is savagnin?
Savagnin is a noun.
What is the plural of savagnin?
The plural of savagnin is savagnins.

Words near savagnin in the dictionary

  1. savagization
  2. savagize
  3. savagized
  4. savagizes
  5. savagizing
  6. savagnin
  7. savagnins
  8. Savai'i
  9. SAVAK
  10. savaka
  11. savakas

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