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cuvée

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cu⋅vée

[koo-vey; Fr. ky-vey]
–noun
1. wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
2. a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, esp. of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.

Origin:
1825–35; < F, equiv. to cuve cask, vat (≪ L cūpa; cf. cup ) + -ée ptp. suffix; see -ee
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