Chablis
Americannoun
plural
Chablis-
a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.
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a similar wine produced elsewhere.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chablis
First recorded in 1660–70; named after Chablis, a town in the region
Example Sentences
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I’ve been a fan of the wines from Canadian wine professional turned Chablis producer Patrick Piuze for well over a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
A bottle listed simply as “1997 Old Raveneau” went for $120—a fraction of the price of a labeled wine from Domaine Raveneau, one of the priciest and most celebrated producers of Chablis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Chablis, one of the best-known examples, is extremely popular in the US.
From BBC • May 25, 2025
You don’t have to know what those words mean — only notice, perhaps, that the very same dry Chablis voice describing it has spoken for Mercedes-Benz since 2010.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025
He uncorked the bottle of Chablis, divided the peaches and the cheese and the bean curd.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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