SAUTERNE

Sauterne, Sauternes

(noun) semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sauterne (countable and uncountable, plural sauternes)

(US) A wine imitating those of Sauternes.

Anagrams

• Saeteurn, seruante

Source: Wiktionary


Sau`terne", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A white wine made in the district of sauterne, France.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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