Beaune

British

/ bəʊn /

noun

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

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In France -- where no trials are scheduled for the moment -- planning high commissioner Clement Beaune recently criticised the EU for in his words "lagging behind".

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

While the ordinance targeted Gamay, the political independence of cities like Dijon and Beaune also fell victim to its enforcement, a possibly intended effect for a ruler seeking to extend his authority.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024

The aircraft landed in a residential area in Villejuif after an engine failure, according to France's Transport Minister, Clément Beaune.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

From Chalons I went to Dijon, after having pass’d thro’ Beaune, and along by the best Vineyards in all Burgundy.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz

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