Sauternes
[soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern]
- a rich, sweet white table wine of France.
- the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.
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Sauterne
[soh-turn, saw-]
- a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
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Origin of Sauterne
see origin at Sauternes
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Alternate: Sauternes Adapted from My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher.
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Then add a small glass of rhum, a small glass of kirsch, and a glass of sauternes.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook BookVictor Hirtzler
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 WinesHenry 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 WinesHenry Vizetelly
Adams and Washington used his good offices to keep their cellars well stocked in champagne and sauternes.
Thomas JeffersonGilbert Chinard
One ate oysters à la poulette, terrapin-salads, and croquettes; the wines were Sauternes and champagnes.
Vandover and the BruteFrank Norris
Sauternes
- (sometimes not capital) a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France
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Word Origin
C18: from Sauternes, the district where it is produced
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Word Origin and History for sauternes
Sauterne
n.
also Sauternes, name for certain white wines, 1711, from Sauterne, district near Bordeaux where it is made.
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