Sauternes

[ soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern ]

/ soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ-; French soʊˈtɛrn /

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noun

a rich, sweet white table wine of France.

the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.

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Words nearby Sauternes

saussurite, saut, saut de basque, sauté, Sauterne, Sauternes, sautillé, sautoir, sauve qui peut, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc

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How to use Sauternes in a sentence

Alternate: Sauternes Adapted from My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher.
Italy's Best Dessert Secret|Rosetta Costantino|December 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This colombar grape is simply the semillon—one of the leading varieties of the Sauternes district—transported to the Charente.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines|Henry Vizetelly
Chteauneuf communicates with the Sauternes district by rail, so that supplies of wine from there are readily obtainable.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines|Henry Vizetelly
Adams and Washington used his good offices to keep their cellars well stocked in champagne and sauternes.
Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard

One ate oysters à la poulette, terrapin-salads, and croquettes; the wines were Sauternes and champagnes.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris
The medium grade clarets and so-called Sauternes are made in California, in great quantities.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood

British Dictionary definitions for Sauternes

Sauternes

/ (səʊˈtɜːn) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France

Word Origin for Sauternes

C18: from Sauternes, the district where it is produced

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