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Sauvignon blanc grapes

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Sauvignon blanc grapes

Sauvignon blanc, New Zealand’s most widely planted grape, is a vigorous grower. Its small, yellow-green berries are ready for harvest in late March to early April.

Photograph courtesy of Villa Maria Estate

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Maggy Wassilieff, Viticulture – Grape varieties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18299/sauvignon-blanc-grapes (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.