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Yquem

American

[ee-kem] / iˈkɛm /

noun

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

Yquem British

/ iːˈkɛm /

noun

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Colonel Schwable got booted around for collapsing under Asiatic torture, but the captain gets the general's highball for knowing about Ch�teau Yquem.

From Time Magazine Archive

I suppose the fluid was water, but to me it tasted more like strong champagne, dashed with Chateau Yquem.

From When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot by Haggard, Henry Rider

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