vin du pays
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vins du pays
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noun
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For Georges, vin du pays had become vin triste.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vintage is not equal to that of the Bordeaux region, perhaps, nor of Chinon, nor Saumur, but "vin du pays" of the Cher and the Loire, around Tours, is not to be despised.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
He manifested the same good sense in recommending always to ask for the vin du pays when traveling.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
Those who set value on a pure vin du pays with a specific flavour belonging to the soil, should look for it in the little out-of-the-way auberge lying amongst the vineyards.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Edward Harrison Barker
He was very anxious to furnish something—some "vin du pays;" but we told him all we wanted was fire, plenty of hot water, and a good scrubbing of floor and windows.
From Chateau and Country Life in France by Mary Alsop King Waddington
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