When you’re trying to pick a wine, it’s intuitive to stick with varietals and regions that have an excellent reputation, like a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand or Sancerre. But an excellent reputation often means higher prices, especially for wines from the most famous regions and producers. To avoid these high prices, it pays to go for wines that are underrated. But how do you find them?
In order to expand your palates and inspire more adventurous drinking, we reached out to 14 sommeliers to hear what bottles, regions, and producers they think are underrated when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc. Their answers included small producers in northern Greece, examples from regions like Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and under-the-radar bottles from Turkey. So whether you’re a dedicated drinker or Sauvignon Blanc or simply want to try something new, we’ve got a recommendation for you.
The most underrated Sauvignon Blanc, according to sommeliers: Alpha Estate Sauvignon Blanc from Trentino-Alto Adige 7 Bilgeler Khilon Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux Edi Kante Carso Sauvignon Blanc Austrian Sauvignon Blanc Brunia Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc from Südsteiermark Sauvignon Blanc from St. Bris Friulian Sauvignon Blanc Domaine Trotereau Quincy Vieilles Vignes Florèz Wines Shangra-li Mendo Savvy-B 2023 Gaja Alteni di Brassica Sauvignon Blanc Amisfield Sauvignon Blanc Central Otago
“Alpha Estate is a producer in northern Greece that has the perfect cool-climate terroir to produce zippy but powerful Sauvignon Blanc that pairs beautifully with everything from mezzes to seafood, but also has so many compelling
