blanc de blancs

or blanc de blanc

[ blahngk duh -blahngk; French blahn duh -blahn ]

/ ˈblɑŋk də ˈblɑŋk; French blɑ̃ də ˈblɑ̃ /

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noun

a type of champagne made entirely from the white grape Pinot Blanc.

a white table wine, sometimes sparkling, made entirely from white grapes.

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Origin of blanc de blancs

<French: literally, white from whites

Words nearby blanc de blancs

blameless, blamestorm, blameworthy, blanc, Blanca Peak, blanc de blancs, blanc fixe, blanch, Blanche, Blanche of Castile, Blanchett

How to use blanc de blancs in a sentence

He requests a bottle of blanc de blancs champagne, but the villain, Nash, played by Robert Shaw, asks for chianti with the same dish.
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They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.
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Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
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The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.
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Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.
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Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
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Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
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San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
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One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
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Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
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