Chablis

American  

[sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee, sha-blee] / ʃæˈbli, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb li, ʃaˈbli /

noun

plural

Chablis

1. a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.

2. a similar wine produced elsewhere.

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Chablis British  

/ ˈʃæblɪ, ʃabli /

noun

1. (sometimes not capitals) a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France

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Etymology

Origin of Chablis

First recorded in 1660–70; named after Chablis, a town in the region

Example Sentences

As I sat down at the bar and ordered a glass of Chablis, I saw no other unaccompanied women.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

A bottle listed simply as “1997 Old Raveneau” went for $120—a fraction of the price of a labeled wine from Domaine Raveneau, one of the priciest and most celebrated producers of Chablis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Chablis, one of the best-known examples, is extremely popular in the US.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

You don’t have to know what those words mean — only notice, perhaps, that the very same dry Chablis voice describing it has spoken for Mercedes-Benz since 2010.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

A waiter passed in the corridor with our sandwiches and the bottle of Chablis, and we called him in.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway