cuvée

[ koo-vey; French ky-vey ]

noun

1. wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
2. a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.

cuvée

/ kuːˈveɪ /

noun

1. an individual batch or blend of wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

1825–35; < French, equivalent to cuve cask, vat (≪ Latin cūpa; cup ) + -ée past participle suffix; -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

C19: from French, literally: put in a cask, from cuve cask