Sauternes

[ soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern ]

noun
  1. a rich, sweet white table wine of France.

  2. the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.

Words Nearby Sauternes

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How to use Sauternes in a sentence

  • The medium grade clarets and so-called Sauternes are made in California, in great quantities.

    The Art of Entertaining | M. E. W. Sherwood

British Dictionary definitions for Sauternes

Sauternes

/ (səʊˈtɜːn) /


noun
  1. (sometimes not capital) a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France

Origin of Sauternes

1
C18: from Sauternes, the district where it is produced

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