Vouvray

American  

[voov-rey, voo-vre] / vuvˈreɪ, vuˈvrɛ /

noun

1. a town in W central France, E of Tours.

2. a medium dry, white wine of this region.

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Vouvray British  

/ vuvrɛ, ˈvuːvreɪ /

noun

1. a dry white wine, which can be still, sparkling, or semisparkling, produced around Touraine in the Loire Valley

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Example Sentences

Wines from Vouvray in France’s Loire Valley do not always indicate their dryness level.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

It comes from the Vouvray region of France, and it’s made with the local white grape, chenin blanc.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2020

In theory, it should have been a great match, but this particular Vouvray was not an inspiring effort.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

“Are you sure we’re going the right way?” asked my sister as we zigzagged our way amid curvy green hills around Vouvray, just east of Tours.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016

Mommy was a connoisseur of ministers; she knew them the way a French wine connoisseur knows Beaujolais red from Vouvray white.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride