Liebfraumilch

American  

[leeb-frou-milk, leep-, leep-frou-milkh] / ˈlib fraʊˌmɪlk, ˈlip-, ˈlip fraʊˌmɪlx /

noun

1. a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.

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Liebfraumilch British  

/ liːpˈfrauənmɪlç, ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk, ˈliːpfraumɪlç /

noun

1. a white table wine from the Rhine vineyards

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Etymology

Origin of Liebfraumilch

1825–35; < German, after Liebfrauenstift convent of the Virgin, religious establishment in Worms, where the wine was first made; see milk ( German Milch )

Example Sentences

Back in the 1970s, Americans were smitten with Liebfraumilch, of which treacly Blue Nun was the foremost brand.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2011

Individually, they are as dissimilar as Chianti, Burgundy and Liebfraumilch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though oenologists may wince, wine merchants are doing well with 99� "California Liebfraumilch."

From Time Magazine Archive

Between gulps of Liebfraumilch, he listens sympathetically to the troubles of the drinkers who huddle around his piano bar, treats each individually with an appropriate number drawn from a repertory of 2,000 songs.

From Time Magazine Archive

You drank cheap Liebfraumilch in plastic cups, calling it cocktails, and carved off hunks of Cheddar cheese with a Swiss Army knife.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides