Beaune

/ bəʊn /

noun

1. a town in E France, near Dijon: an important trading centre for Burgundy wines. Pop: 21 923 (1999)

2. a wine produced in this district

Example Sentences

Located in France’s fabled Côte d’Or region, Beaune is Burgundy’s most important wine town.

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For celebrated winemaker Véronique Drouhin, Beaune is something else: her hometown.

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And though Drouhin simply acknowledged her own winery, I’ll do more than that: No trip to Beaune would be complete without a visit to the impressive historic cellars of Maison Joseph Drouhin.

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The savory 2021 Seguin-Manuel Beaune “Champimonts” we tasted was particularly notable.

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Previous vintages of Hospices de Beaune wines are sold in the shop.

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