Wine o’ the Week: Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc

To me, the name Kim Crawford is synonymous with Sauvignon Blanc. I’m not quite certain, but I think it may have been the first Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc I ever tasted. The memory stuck, that’s for certain. I recently had the opportunity to taste the 2017 vintage Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc ($16.99, but on special this…

Ted Scheffler

March 2, 2018

I recently had the opportunity to taste the 2017 vintage Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc ($16.99, but on special this month in Utah stores for $13.99) and, as always, was impressed. The wine is a crisp, dense and complex blend of Sauvignon Blanc grapes from the Wairau Valley, of the Marlborough wine region, which lend grapefruit and passionfruit notes on the nose, along with Awatere Valley grapes that offer herbal and citrus flavors and aromas.

It’s a fairly hefty wine, weight-wise, for a Sauvignon Blanc, that will pair nicely with a wide range of foods. Oysters on the half shell, fresh shellfish like crab and lobster, light Asian dishes, sushi, asparagus and egg salad come to mind as potentially perfect partners for this classic Sauvignon Blanc. We might tend to think of Sauvignon Blanc as a summertime wine, but this one is crazy delicious any time of year.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.