Vouvray
a town in W central France, E of Tours.
a medium dry, white wine of this region.
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How to use Vouvray in a sentence
Vouvray is a trim little place, clustered round about with numerous pleasant villas in the midst of charming gardens.
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines | Henry VizetellyWe had met at the little inn the same welcome, the same excellent cuisine, the same agreeable Vouvray mousseux.
Atlantic Classics | VariousAs they passed Vouvray the young man exclaimed, "What a fine site!"
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacWe were very comfortable, very genial; we even went so far as to say to each other that Vouvray mousseux was a delightful wine.
A Little Tour in France | Henry JamesIt will always be bright and rather dry like Vouvray, gay but with a little bite in it: posterity may even call it "curious."
British Dictionary definitions for Vouvray
/ (ˈvuːvreɪ, French vuvrɛ) /
a dry white wine, which can be still, sparkling, or semisparkling, produced around Touraine in the Loire Valley
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