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Sauternes
[ soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern ]
noun
- a rich, sweet white table wine of France.
- the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.
Sauternes
/ səʊˈtɜːn /
noun
- sometimes not capital a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France
Word History and Origins
Origin of Sauternes1
Example Sentences
Alternate: Sauternes Adapted from My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher.
This colombar grape is simply the semillon—one of the leading varieties of the Sauternes district—transported to the Charente.
Chteauneuf communicates with the Sauternes district by rail, so that supplies of wine from there are readily obtainable.
Adams and Washington used his good offices to keep their cellars well stocked in champagne and sauternes.
One ate oysters à la poulette, terrapin-salads, and croquettes; the wines were Sauternes and champagnes.
The medium grade clarets and so-called Sauternes are made in California, in great quantities.
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