cuvée

[koo-vey, ky-vey]

noun

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

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

cuvée

/ kuːˈveɪ /

noun

1. an individual batch or blend of wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuvée¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Kopec had purchased a lot of great wines, like the 2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne, the 2008 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Champagne and the 1985 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage.

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He says he is more "relaxed" than many winemakers would be about such a catastrophe, because he has long made a non-vintage red blend called Cain Cuvée.

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On the sparkling nonalcoholic front, Gonzalez recommends Prima Pavé Blanc de Blanc, a nonalcoholic wine produced in northeastern Italy, and French Bloom’s La Cuvee, which “feels really, really elevated and special for a super celebratory moment,” she said.

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Since then, the former townie, to use his own word, has gained recognition for his wine-making skills and this year won the gold award for his Reserve Cuvée 2018 from British industry association WineGB.

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