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• colombard
  colombard

  noun

  a dry white wine, made especially in California.
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  Colombard

  noun

  a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine

colombard

American  

[kol-uhm-bahrd] / ˈkɒl əmˌbɑrd /

noun

1. a dry white wine, made especially in California.

2. the white grape used to make this wine.

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Colombard British  

/ ˈkɒləmˌbɑːd /

noun

1. a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine

2. any of various moderately dry, spicy white wines made from this grape

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Etymology

Origin of colombard

< French colombar ( d ), equivalent to colombe dove (< Latin columba ) + -ard -ard; presumably alluding to the color of the grapes

Example Sentences

The line includes a white from ugni blanc and colombard and a rosé from cinsault.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022

The rosé balances Pacific Northwest berry flavor with California citrus, and is a blend of varietals, including zinfandel, pinot grigio and French colombard.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

Jøyus’ white wine has crisp apple and pear notes with a melon finish, and features a blend of mainly chardonnay, pinot grigio, French colombard and chenin blanc.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2022

This juicy white blend is 80 percent colombard, familiar to wine drinkers of a certain age as the mainstay grape of American chablis.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

In fact, the main grapes in this wine, colombard and ugni blanc, are better known as components of Cognac.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2019