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Cabernet Sauvignon

American  
[kab-er-ney soh-vin-yohn, ka-ber-ney soh-vee-nyawn] / ˌkæb ərˈneɪ ˌsoʊ vɪnˈyõʊ̃, ka bɛr neɪ soʊ viˈnyɔ̃ /

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 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Cabernet Sauvignon

< 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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