cuvée
Americannoun
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wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
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a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cuvée
1825–35; < French, equivalent to cuve cask, vat (≪ Latin cūpa; cf. cup) + -ée past participle suffix; see -ee
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The loyal patronage of that great British statesman led the Roger family to name a prestige cuvée after him, creating the Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Cuvée in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Cava de Paraje Calificado is a single-vineyard cuvée aged on its lees for at least 10 years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
Vieux Taillefer comes from a single vineyard planted on limestone soils, while this cuvée is from four sites that are mostly gravel and clay that is rich in iron.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
Today, the winery remains among the top California producers of sparkling wine, including its tête de cuvée, called J. Schram.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022
This process of marrying wine on a gigantic scale is technically known as making the cuvée.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Henry Vizetelly
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