Pommard

American  

[poh-mahrd, paw-mar] / poʊˈmɑrd, pɔˈmar /

noun

1. a dry, red wine from the Pommard parish in Burgundy.

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Etymology

Origin of Pommard

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

One day in May, Rigault breakfasted on Chateaubriand aux truffes; a few days later, the fare included bottles of Pommard, Veuve Clicquot, and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2014

Larminie says that Boillot’s second Pommard, a Premier Cru Les Jarollieres vintage 2000 and 2001, both priced at 36 euros a bottle, is the ideal drink to accompany a traditional Christmas roast goose.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 21, 2011

Other liquid stars in the Boillot cave include his 2003 Pommard Premier Cru Les Saucilles at 32 euros a bottle and the 2007 and 2009 vintages at 35 euros a bottle.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 21, 2011

I stopped at the Clos de la Commeraine, a vineyard near the village of Pommard, whose wine sent Jefferson into raptures more than 20 years after he had tasted it.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2010

Talking still, he piloted Lennox to the dining-room where, the advantages of sedatives occurring to him, he ordered a bottle of Pommard, which is mother's milk.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar