blanc de blancs
Americannoun
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a type of champagne made entirely from the white grape Pinot Blanc.
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a white table wine, sometimes sparkling, made entirely from white grapes.
Etymology
Origin of blanc de blancs
< French: literally, white from whites
Example Sentences
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The result is a creamy, vivacious, fine-textured blanc de blancs that is stony and resonant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Ayala also makes a rosé and an all-chardonnay blanc de blancs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2020
Treveri Cellars NV blanc de blancs brut, Yakima Valley, $15: Since 2010, the father-son duo of Juergen and Christian Grieb has made beautiful bubbles near Union Gap to serve with any meal worth celebrating.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
As we sipped his delicious blanc de blancs, he pointed to the charred slope on the other side of the highway and described how an early July wildfire threatened the winery.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2018
A blanc de blancs, literally white from whites, is made solely from chardonnay and tends to have great elegance and finesse.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2016
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