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Yquem

American  
[ee-kem] / iˈkɛm /

noun

  1. Château d', a sweet white wine from the estate of Château d'Yquem in the Sauternes region of France.


Yquem British  
/ iːˈkɛm /

noun

  1. Also called: Château d'Yquem.  a French vineyard of the Sauternes area of Bordeaux that produces a sweet white table wine

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Montaigne’s essays can seem like the Yquem of writing: sweet but smart, honeyed but a little acid.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2017

We carry six vintages of Yquem half-bottles, which are far easier to sell than a whole bottle.”

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 5, 2011

"Should Ch�ateau Yquem be iced, or Ch�ateau Lafite warmed?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Stallybrass remembers, "with Ch�teau Yquem and green Chartreuse."

From Time Magazine Archive

He will say there are no wines worth drinking but the Spanish, but you will scarcely forswear Clicquot and Yquem on the mere faith of his assertion.

From Castilian Days by Hay, John

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