Chambéry
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
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a dry vermouth from this city.
noun
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You can sub in an Italian bianco — I do — which are inspired by the French Chambéry style but add a kind of vanilla-tinged softness.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2021
Like the Liotards, Adrien Berlioz farms his roughly 12 acres biodynamically, often on perilously steep slopes near Chignon, a village between Chambéry and Albertville.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
The Duke of Savoy, in 1578, decided to bring the burial cloth of Christ from Chambéry, in France, to Turin, according to a Vatican account of that period.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2020
Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry from France is dry, widely available and moderately priced at $10 a half bottle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2019
After taking this step he retired with his wife to his castle at Chambéry; and, as might have been expected, he speedily grew weary of his seclusion.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
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