Cotes de Provence
- noun
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Côtes de Provence
- We enjoyed a chilled bottle of Cotes de Provence with our seafood dinner.
Examples
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The wine list featured several varieties of Cotes de Provence from renowned vineyards.
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She recommended pairing the light flavors of Cotes de Provence with summer salads.
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I enjoyed a glass of Cotes de Provence with dinner.
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The restaurant serves excellent Cotes de Provence.
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She recommended pairing the light flavors of Cotes de Provence with summer salads.
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The wine list featured several varieties of Cotes de Provence from renowned vineyards.
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We enjoyed a chilled bottle of Cotes de Provence with our seafood dinner.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cotes + de + Provence
The phrase literally reads as a geographic name ('Côtes / coasts/slopes of Provence'), so a learner who knows the constituent words would recognize it as referring to a place or regional designation. However, the specific meaning 'a type of wine produced in that region' is a conventional naming practice (place name used as a wine appellation) that is not directly derivable from the literal parts unless the learner already knows that wines are often named after regions, so the link to 'wine' is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Cotes de Provence is a place name: Cotes means 'hills' or 'slopes' and Provence is the sunny area by the Mediterranean Sea where many grape vines grow. That's why Cotes de Provence refers to the light rosé 'wine made in that area'.
