Gascony

[gas-kuh-nee]

noun

1. a former province in SW France.

Gascony

/ ˈɡæskənɪ /

noun

1. French name: Gascogne. a former province of SW France

Example Sentences

Mr. Lawson divided his time between London and his home in Armagnac in France’s southwestern Gascony region.

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Despite his aversion to European integration, he divided his time increasingly between London — where, as a life peer, he was a lawmaker in the House of Lords — and a home in Gascony, in southwest France.

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Most of the grapes for this stunner come from Gascony, where the “white smoke” of a morning mist covers the vineyards, with the balance coming from the Loire Valley and the Languedoc.

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Like poultry, garlic confit is another specialty of the Gascony region of France.

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There are very few sauvignon blanc from Gascony that cost as much as $20.

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