Touraine
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Winemaker Noëlla Morantin acquired part of the Clos Roche Blanche vineyard in Touraine, France, which wine people tell me — haunting look in their eyes — is a very big deal.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2022
If Sancerre is your ideal of sauvignon blanc, you owe it to yourself to try this “baby Sancerre” from Touraine, a larger Loire Valley appellation without the cachet of its more prestigious neighbor.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
Made from sauvignon blanc grown in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley, this wine will not remind you of the more pungent sauvignon blanc associated with New Zealand.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
"Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem that can impact health-related behaviour," Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2017
Pheasants have disappeared from the districts of the Garonne and Rhone, while in Touraine and Berry a few only are to be found in walled parks.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
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