Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
First recorded in 1850–55; named after a village, center of its production
Example Sentences
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Last month, Delta Air Lines announced that 17 new wines, curated with master sommelier Andrea Robinson and including a Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a Rioja Gran Reserva, would be available on a rotating basis in all cabins.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
If you're looking for a 1996 bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, don't pass off the search onto your friends, unless one of them happens to be an upscale wine importer.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2021
Châteauneuf-du-Pape usually means full-bodied, heady reds based on grenache.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2019
What could be dry texts on, say, papal relations in the 13th century and the French resistance in World War II become easily digestible anecdotes about Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the Kir cocktail.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2018
We crossed the little river Ouvèze, and as we mounted from it to the northward the tower of the ruined Châteauneuf-du-Pape came into view.
From The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)
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