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Sauvignon blanc

on its own
5.0sour
1.0sweet
0.0savoury
2.0bitter
0.0umami
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2 of these 19 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

19 pairings for Sauvignon blanc.

Cassis

classic

Identical thiols. The wine literally smells of the fruit, so the loop closes.

The wine tastes of the fruit already; drinking them together doubles the green.

The one wine that survives asparagus, because it is already that green.

Huître

common

Saline brine plus screaming acid. No fat anywhere to slow it down.

Both run on isobutyl methoxypyrazine. Green speaking to green.

Coriandre

common

Soapy aldehydes read as citrus once the acid is high enough.

Roquette

common

Peppery bitterness gets rinsed off; the wine sharpens rather than softens.

The flower's linalool sits over the pyrazine grass and turns the whole glass into May.

Kiwi

uncommon

Both run on methoxypyrazine. The wine tastes of gooseberry for the same reason.

Identical thiol chemistry, which is why the tasting note gets used every time.

Pamplemousse

uncommon

The same thiols, literally. The wine tastes like the fruit because of one molecule.

Poivron

uncommon

Identical pyrazine. Raw pepper makes the wine taste like more of itself.

Goyave

rare

Literally the same thiols. The wine tastes of guava because it contains guava aroma.

Feijoa

rare

Shared thiol-and-ester profile. New Zealand grows both in the same valleys.

Green and salt at once; the wine turns from fruit to seaside in one bite.

Sour green husk fruit, same acid register. Salsa verde wants this pour.

Wasabi

wild

Isothiocyanate heat clears in seconds; the acid arrives just as it goes.

Brutal orange acid plus thiol funk. Two aggressive things agreeing to share.