Sauterne

American  

[soh-turn, saw-] / soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ- /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.

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Etymology

Origin of Sauterne

see origin at Sauternes

Example Sentences

Pinot rather than Chablis or Burgundy, Semillon rather than Sauterne.

From Time Magazine Archive

The daily specials include such haute dogs as foie gras and Sauterne duck sausage with truffle sauce and goat's cheese.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were various preserved meats, and some fruit, and some Camembert, and some very good Sauterne, to all of which you helped yourself.

From Nights in London by Burke, Thomas

Near Langon is Sauterne, where the best white wines of Bordeaux are made.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

The wine here is execrable; this is owing to the prevailing indolence, for there is excellent wine made from the Rhenish grape, rather like Sauterne, with a soupçon of Manzanilla flavour. 

From Letters from the Cape by Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady