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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While a blanc de blancs champagne is most likely made entirely of chardonnay, this California version is one-quarter pinot blanc.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
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
Lanson recently released its first single-vineyard Champagne, Clos Lanson, a 2006 blanc de blancs produced from a tiny enclosed vineyard on a hill in Reims.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
Les Valnons is a rare blanc de blancs from the village of Aÿ, an area renowned for its pinot noir.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
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