Definition of Sauternes

1. Noun. Semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California.

Exact synonyms: Sauterne
Generic synonyms: White Wine

Definition of Sauternes

1. Noun. A region of France producing dessert wines. ¹

2. Noun. Wines produced in Sauternes, including the immensely esteemed and immensely expensive Château d'Yquem. ¹

3. Noun. (plural of sauterne) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sauternes

1. sauterne [n] - See also: sauterne

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sauternes

Saundby's test
Saunders
Saurischia
Sauromalus
Sauromalus obesus
Sauropodomorpha
Saurosuchus
Saururaceae
Saururus
Saururus cernuus
Saussure
Saussurea
Saussurea costus
Saussurea lappa
Sauterne
Sauternes
Sauvignon blanc
Sauvignon grape
Sava
Savage's perineal body
Savage syndrome
Savagean
Savagnin
Savanna
Savannah
Savannah River
Savara
Savary bougies
Savilian
Savior

Literary usage of Sauternes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Inner Man: Good Things to Eat and Drink and where to Get Them by Daniel O'Connell (1891)
"Sweet sauternes after the style of this great vintage have been labeled Chateau Yquem," the true marks of the genuine Chateau wines being avoided; ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The finer growths of the sauternes are classified in much the Time way as the red wines of t he Medoc. There arc t wo main growths, the vines being as ..."

3. Forty years in the medical profession, 1858-1898 by John Janvier Black (1900)
"The Wine-Taster—Peculiarities of Wines—Sherry, Madeira, Port—Ward McAllister—Burgundy, sauternes, Hock, Johannisberg—Champagne " a Drink for the Gods," as ..."

4. Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes by Christine Terhune Herrick (1904)
"sauternes Sauterne is the product of what is known as the white-wine-producing district of Bordeaux. In the vintage of the white wine of Bordeaux the grapes ..."

5. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"When fermentation has reached the desired stage, Haut sauternes are racked ... The Grave sauternes include many of the most highly prized of European white ..."

6. The Inner Man: Good Things to Eat and Drink and where to Get Them by Daniel O'Connell (1891)
"Sweet sauternes after the style of this great vintage have been labeled Chateau Yquem," the true marks of the genuine Chateau wines being avoided; ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The finer growths of the sauternes are classified in much the Time way as the red wines of t he Medoc. There arc t wo main growths, the vines being as ..."

8. Forty years in the medical profession, 1858-1898 by John Janvier Black (1900)
"The Wine-Taster—Peculiarities of Wines—Sherry, Madeira, Port—Ward McAllister—Burgundy, sauternes, Hock, Johannisberg—Champagne " a Drink for the Gods," as ..."

9. Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes by Christine Terhune Herrick (1904)
"sauternes Sauterne is the product of what is known as the white-wine-producing district of Bordeaux. In the vintage of the white wine of Bordeaux the grapes ..."

10. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"When fermentation has reached the desired stage, Haut sauternes are racked ... The Grave sauternes include many of the most highly prized of European white ..."

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