cuvée
Americannoun
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wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
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a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cuvée
1825–35; < French, equivalent to cuve cask, vat (≪ Latin cūpa; cf. cup) + -ée past participle suffix; see -ee
Example Sentences
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The loyal patronage of that great British statesman led the Roger family to name a prestige cuvée after him, creating the Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Cuvée in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
People wanting to express British pride with their beverage have an array of choices, including coronation cuvée from Kent, England, limited-edition coronation gin and Ale to the King beer.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
Roederer was about to release a new multivintage cuvée called Louis Roederer Collection 242.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
Mr. Kirkpatrick is the winemaker, Ms. Watkins does the marketing and designs the striking labels — different ones for each cuvée, all based on photographs she has taken depicting the characters of the various vineyards.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
M. Werlé estimates that the loss in this respect during the first eighteen months of a cuvée amounts to 7 per cent., but subsequently is considerably less.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry
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