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Pommard

[ poh-mahrd; French paw-mar ]
/ poʊˈmɑrd; French pɔˈmar /

noun

a dry, red wine from the Pommard parish in Burgundy.

Origin of Pommard

First recorded in 1825–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for pommard

  • The pheasant calls for Pommard, while songbirds and hare lend themselves to aged Bordeaux or a light Gevrey.

    The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

  • There was consomm, and there were chops—done to a turn—and a cobwebbed bottle of Pommard.

    The Tigress|Anne Warner

  • It was the Pommard which induced the beggar to make up his mind.

    Fruitfulness|Emile Zola

  • Anyhow, Polton, open a bottle of Pommard and put a couple of ten by eight 'process' plates in your dark slides.

    The Red Thumb Mark|R. Austin Freeman