Yquem

[ ee-kem ]

/ iˈkɛm /

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noun

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

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How to use Yquem in a sentence

Chteau Yquem, champagne, and claret are the favourite wines.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
All sorts of bottles were called into requisition, besides the sherry and the angostura, an old sweet Yquem.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann
But there are dinners where the gradation is perfect, where luxury stimulates the brain as Chteau Yquem bathes the throat.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
He had drunk at Brierley's a satisfying quantity of some admirable Chteau Yquem, followed by some quite excellent old brandy.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert

Just now he was engaged in an argument with the head waiter concerning Chteau YQuem.
Anthony Trent, Master Criminal|Wyndham Martyn

British Dictionary definitions for Yquem

Yquem

/ (iːˈkɛm) /

noun

a French vineyard of the Sauternes area of Bordeaux that produces a sweet white table wineAlso called: Château d'Yquem

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