Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc

”A Brief History The 1981 Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc is what we feel a Sauvignon Blanc should be. It is a dry wine of substantial scale that carries itself well as it retains a delicacy to complement food not overwhelm. These are the words that we chose to introduce our Sauvignon Blanc and in fact our winery to the world. Dubbed a Prince of a Wine by the New York Times in 1982 this wine set a course that hasn’t veered much from its original ideals. Today this wine is still made from 100 percent Sauvignon Blanc grapes and done so in such a way that the alcohol is kept low the acidity high and the flavors crisp and refreshing. In fact the only changes we’ve made along the way have been in pursuit of a noble quest: to make a Sauvignon Blanc that is so indicative of the place in which it is grown that it could come from nowhere else. Each of the Sauvignon Blancs Frog’s Leap has made during the past several years embodies the fine-tuning we’ve done along this journey. The wi