Burgundy wine
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- noun
- /ˈbɜrɡəndi waɪn/
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vino de Borgoña
- During the tasting, we sampled several bottles of Burgundy wine and discussed their unique flavors.
Examples
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And we get Burgundy wine from from that, right.
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Burgundy wine.
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In the Burgundy wine region of France, winemakers and grape growers argue that they "produce" Pinot Noir (the main red grape of the region).
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At the dinner party, she served a delightful Burgundy wine that perfectly complemented the roast beef.
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He enjoys trying different varieties of Burgundy wine from various vineyards in France.
Synonyms
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An alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruits
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Wine made from dark grapes with the skins left on during making
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A drink made from grapes, often red
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A red wine made in the Burgundy region of France
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Wine that often comes from France
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from a place-name/descriptor 'Burgundy' plus the noun 'wine', so a learner who knows both words can infer it means wine from (or in the style of) Burgundy. This pattern—using a geographic name to specify type or origin of a product—is cross-linguistically common and therefore immediately interpretable by B1 learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
The noun Burgundy wine comes from the Burgundy region of France, where people long made a famous red wine. Because that place's drink was so well known, people began to call any similar 'red wine' 'Burgundy wine', even when it was made somewhere else.