cuvée

[ koo-vey; French ky-vey ]

/ kuˈveɪ; French küˈveɪ /

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noun

wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.

a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.

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Origin of cuvée

1825–35; <French, equivalent to cuve cask, vat (≪ Latin cūpa;cf. cup) + -ée past participle suffix; see -ee

Words nearby cuvée

cutware, cutwater, cutwork, cutworm, cuve, cuvée, cuvette, Cuvier, Cuxhaven, Cuyabá, Cuyahoga Falls

How to use cuvée in a sentence

With all that’s happened this year, word that the champagne house Billecart-Salmon has released its first brut nature cuvée will not rank in the top stories of 2020, even in wine.
Making champagne with little to no added sugar is tricky. A respected producer is doing it right.|Dave McIntyre|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Chartogne-Taillet NV Cuvee Saint-Anne is particularly good example.
The Best Thanksgiving Wines|Sophie Menin|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cuvée

cuvée

/ (kuːˈveɪ) /

noun

an individual batch or blend of wine

Word Origin for cuvée

C19: from French, literally: put in a cask, from cuve cask

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