Rüdesheimer

[roo-duh s-hahy-mer; German ry-duh s-hahy-muh r]

noun

any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.

Origin of Rüdesheimer

Borrowed into English from German around 1790–1800

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Examples from the Web for rudesheimer

I'd rather see that, now, than old Groschen 's supper-table groaning with Wurst again, and running a river of Rudesheimer!
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
Neither was his speech or gait at all affected by the bottle of Rudesheimer (and he managed to get away with it all).
Fiddles|F. Hopkinson Smith
"Drown him in the new butt of Moselle," recommended Rudesheimer.
Vivian Grey|Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
The Margrave of Rudesheimer was a slender man of elegant appearance.
Vivian Grey|Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

I placed two bottles of Rudesheimer on the table by his side; he looked at them and said, 'What a pity!
Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.)|Elliott Graeme

British Dictionary definitions for rudesheimer

Rudesheimer

noun

a white Rhine wine: named after the town of Rüdesheim on the Rhine

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