a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
a medium dry, sparkling wine produced in the Piedmont region of Italy.
First recorded in 1605–15, Lachryma Christi is from Latin lachryma Christī literally, “tear of Christ”
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So the molten lava which once poured from the fiery mouth of Vesuvius has become the soil of thriving vineyards, which produce the priceless Lachryma Christi wine.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Lachryma Christi, a sweet wine of a red or amber colour, produced from grapes grown on Mount Vesuvius.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
Tell him to see that the Champagne is not too warm, nor the Johannisberg to cold; the Sillery too dry, nor the Lachryma Christi too acid.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
I thought they would rest at the Hermitage, drink some Lachryma Christi, and go back.
From The American Baron by De Mille, James
It was hard work to get on; and we were glad enough to reach the Hermitage and Observatory, where we tossed off a glass of Lachryma Christi to restore us.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
Tasted the custode’s lachryma Christi, which, if it be as good of the sort as he pretends, is middling stuff, but not bad with water.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry
O lachryma Christi, it is of the best grape!
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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