Sauternes

American  

[soh-turn, saw-, soh-tern] / soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ-, soʊˈtɛrn /

noun

1. a rich, sweet white table wine of France.

2. the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.

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Sauternes British  

/ səʊˈtɜːn /

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France

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Etymology

Origin of Sauternes

C18: from Sauternes, the district where it is produced

Example Sentences

Musings also run to the amount of sugar in Sauternes, or the pairing of wine and food, a notion James contends did not exist until the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal

We relished a superb glass of Sauternes while watching the sun set behind the Siskiyous.

From Seattle Times

This might also be an opportunity to crack that bottle of Sauternes you’ve saved for years.

From New York Times

In the Sauternes region of Bordeaux, some vineyards have reported 90% of the crop destroyed.

From BBC

We also discover how autumn morning mists and sunny afternoons farther to the south encourage the curiously beneficent fungus that helps turn semillon, sauvignon blanc and muscadelle grapes into honeyed Sauternes.

From Washington Post