Cabernet Sauvignon

[kab-er-ney soh-vin-yohn, ka-ber-ney soh-vee-nyawn]

noun

1. a premium red grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in northern California.

2. a dry red wine made from this grape.

Cabernet Sauvignon

/ kabɛrnɛ soviɲɔ̃, ˈkæbəneɪ ˈsəʊvɪnjɒn /

noun

1. a black grape originally grown in the Bordeaux area of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world

2. any of various red wines made from this grape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cabernet Sauvignon¹

< French cabernet variety of red grape < Médoc dialect, also carbenet, carmenet; sauvignon, Middle French sarvinien name applied regionally to various grape varieties; both words of obscure origin

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