What is the difference between Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc?!
Answers: I've been given a bottle of each, which one should I give away?
Sauvignon Blanc - green skinned grape originally native to the Bordeaux region of France. The name is devised from Sauvage (Wild) and Blanc (White) and refers to it being indigenous to the area without having first been cultivated. It has a crisp and dry taste, and has been variously described as tasting "grassy" and "sweetly tropical". It is a constituent of the famous dessert wines of Sauternes and Barsac. Sauvignon grapes have been exported worldwide and are now grown in New Zealand and California (there are others as well, but the most successful outside of France are these two).
Chenin Blanc, or Pineau de la Loire - Is also a green skinned grape and hails from the Loire valley in france. It's high acidic content makes it a versatile grape, and can be used in anything from sparkling wines to dessert wines. However, if not cultivated properly it can lead to a bland, tasteless wine. The grape has been exported and is grown all over the world. The grape is referred to as Steen in South Africa.
And I don't even like wine! So for which one to give away, it would be purely personal. I know my ex-wife preferred Sauvignon, but she was a sour-faced harpy, so you might want to give the Chenin a go.
Good luck!
The grapes make the difference.
My personal favourite of the two is the Chenin Blanc.
They are made with different types of grapes.
These links will help you to decide which to keep and which to give away:
http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grape_pr...
http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grape_pr...
These wines are also the grape varietals used in their production.
Which to give away without knowing which exact ones you have or what your personal tastes are is not for us to say.
Chenin Blanc though is easier to get wrong so you may be safer to give that away... but then you could be passing up a perfectly good Chenin Blanc.
Madam, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are just types of grapes, not wines.
Just get a bit more civilized.
Oh, and don't put reds in the fridge.