Wine Glossary
Definition: Fumé Blanc
[FOO-may BLAHN; BLAHNGK] Term originally coined by the Robert Mondavi Winery and another name for Sauvignon Blanc. Many feel that Mondavi's extensive marketing campaign for its dry, oak-aged style of Sauvignon Blanc is what established this variety as California's second most popular white-wine grape after Chardonnay.
Source: Answers.com; Wine Lover's Companion - R & S Herbst
