Gamay

American  

[ga-mey, gam-ey] / gæˈmeɪ, ˈgæm eɪ /

noun

1. a grape grown especially in the Beaujolais region of France and in N California.

2. the dry red wine made from this grape.

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Etymology

Origin of Gamay

< French gamay, gamet, after Gamay, a village in St.-Aubin commune (Côte-d'Or), France

Example Sentences

Made from the Gamay grape in a sunny region south of Burgundy’s famed Côte d’Or, Beaujolais has all the characteristics of a first-rate Thanksgiving wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Few places were struck more severely than Beaune, the birthplace of Gamay, where records show a drop in the annual local wine monopoly bid from 65 livres in 1394 to just 27 livres in 1400.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

The destruction of Gamay vines, which had emerged as a natural response to the already-declining productivity that Philip sought to reverse, plunged the region into a recession.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

The Baker family, which runs the winery, planted old-world styles, such as Gamay, and forgotten Native American grape varietals, though it uses a mix of grapes from its vines and other nearby vineyards.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2019

Santo Antonio Gamay, hoping to make it to Toronto, shows the fatigue and tension from fifteen hours of riding a train.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario