Pouilly-Fume is an (AOC) for dry white wine from the Loire Valley wine region of France. Pouilly-Fume is made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety. It is characterized by smoky flavours and minerality. The vineyards are located in the communes Pouilly-sur-Loire, Saint-Andelain, Boisgibault, Tracy-sur-Loire (Nievre).

The Pouilly Fume grape is derived from the Sauvignon Blanc, when mature these berries are covered in a smoke-coloured, grey bloom, which explains why the Pouilly wine growers talk about Blanc fume (smoked white) to describe the Sauvignon grape or wines produced from it. The word fume also refers to the unparalleled aromas and bouquet (smoky aroma - the famous gun flint aroma), which comes from the outstanding land of Pouilly/Loire vineyards.

Several million years old, the Pouilly land, made up of Kimmeridgian marls and hard calcareous rock and flint, gives Pouilly Fume its minerality, finesse and its rather fresh and lively character, clear-cut and long in the mouth, with hints of fruit present. These may include citrus fruits from the area and elsewhere (redcurrant, bush-peach, passion fruit), white flowers (acacia, lily); as well as hazelnut and quince. Pouilly Fume can be kept for 5 to 10 years, depending on the vintage. It normally peaks in its second or third year.

Situated just across the river from Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume is known for balanced, structured white wines. There have been vines planted on the hillsides of Pouilly-Fume since the 5th century AD, although they were destroyed twice: in the late 9th century by a battle between King Charles the Bald and Lothaire, and a thousand years later by phylloxera. Until that time, most of the grapes grown in Pouilly-Fume were of the Chasselas varietal, which were sent to Paris as table grapes. Once trains began to transport less expensive table grapes from other parts of France, the growers of Pouilly-Fume turned to wine production and saw a bright future in the Sauvignon Blanc grape which is now the dominant varietal in the region.