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Entre-Deux-Mers

/ ɑ̃trədømɛr /

noun

  1. any wine produced in the area of the Gironde between the rivers Dordogne and Garonne in S France
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

If you opt for a less expensive white Bordeaux, from Graves, Entre-Deux-Mers or another appellation, just make sure it’s a blend.

This is also from the Entre-Deux-Mers, but the estate is close to Saint-Emilion, so some of the juju apparently wafts over on the wind from its prestigious neighbor.

This wine is 100 percent cabernet sauvignon, unusual for Bordeaux, and especially for the Entre-Deux-Mers, the region between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers, where merlot is king among red grapes.

Entre-Deux-Mers, which translates as “between two seas,” refers to the area between the Gironde and the Dordogne rivers, as they flow toward the city of Bordeaux to form the Garonne estuary, leading to the Atlantic.

Most of these are from an area of Bordeaux called Entre-Deux-Mers.

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