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

A demi-sec Vouvray would be another great option.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

You could try a Moscato d’Asti, if you would like a wine with bubbles, or a demi-sec Vouvray.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

To close, we have a chenin blanc from Vouvray in the Loire Valley; autumn fruit in a glass.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

“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