Vouvray

American  

[voov-ray, 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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Vouvray

I love chenin blanc from the Loire Valley, yet the most famous appellations, like Vouvray and Savennières, are increasingly difficult to find for less than $20.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

The spicier the gumbo the better a slightly sweet wine will be, like a kabinett or spätlese riesling or a demi-sec Vouvray.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021

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

This character of the soil explains the peculiar flavor of the Soulanges wine,—a white wine, dry and spirituous, very like Madeira or the Vouvray wine, or Johannisberger,—three vintages which resemble one another.

From Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac

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