SAUTERNES


Meaning of SAUTERNES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sō-ˈtərn, sȯ-, -ˈtern ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Sauternes, commune in France

Date: 1711

1. capitalized : a full-bodied sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France

2. usually sauterne : a semidry to semisweet American white wine that is a blend of several grapes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.