The white grape variety originates from France. It is a colour mutation of Sauvignon Blanc with pink or reddish berries. Synonyms are Fié, Fié Dans le Neuvillois, Fiers, Sauvignon Rosé and Sovignion Gris. A variety with an even more reddish colour is the Sauvignon Rouge variety shown in the picture (possibly identical to Roter Grünling).

Another colourful variety is Sauvignon Violet, which is no longer cultivated due to its low yield and is probably already extinct. All Sauvignon varieties have the same DNA profile. The synonym Sauvignon Rosso is used for the non-genetically related, independent variety Centesimino.
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