Sauterne
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- noun
- /sɔːˈtɜrn/
- At the wine tasting, I learned that a Sauterne has a lovely honeyed finish.
Examples
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But in a bad year for raisins, they and other wineries bought grapes from us and other growers for twenty dollars a ton because the cheapest way to sweeten a cheap Sauterne or Tokay is to mix in tons of Thompson.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was just witnessing this most incredible incredible Sauterne auction.
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Some are like sweet sauternes, some are warm like burgundy, some...
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Standing over the urinal, he understood he was dying of foie gras and sauternes.
Fiction book (1996) -
A Sauterne will be served with the Devil's food,' Bel flashes her teeth, and with the pigs' trotters, a Moselle.
Fiction book (1998) -
The chef suggested pairing the dessert with a Sauterne to enhance the flavors.
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She carefully poured a glass of Sauterne to share with her friends after dinner.
Synonyms
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A sweet golden dessert wine from the Sauternes region near Bordeaux, France
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sauterne comes from the name of a small town in the Bordeaux region of France called Sauternes, where this sweet, golden wine was first made; so the word names the place where the wine came from. Like Champagne, the name now means a special kind of wine — a semisweet table or dessert wine.