Sauternes

[ soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern ]

/ soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ-; French soʊˈtɛrn /

a rich, sweet white table wine of France.

the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.

Definition for sauternes (2 of 2)

Sauterne

[ soh-turn, saw- ]

/ soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ- /

a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.

see origin at Sauternes

Alternate: Sauternes Adapted from My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher.

Italy's Best Dessert Secret |Rosetta Costantino |December 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
One ate oysters à la poulette, terrapin-salads, and croquettes; the wines were Sauternes and champagnes.

Vandover and the Brute |Frank Norris
Then add a small glass of rhum, a small glass of kirsch, and a glass of sauternes.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler
The medium grade clarets and so-called Sauternes are made in California, in great quantities.

The Art of Entertaining |M. E. W. Sherwood

Chteauneuf communicates with the Sauternes district by rail, so that supplies of wine from there are readily obtainable.

Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines |Henry Vizetelly
This colombar grape is simply the semillon—one of the leading varieties of the Sauternes district—transported to the Charente.

Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines |Henry Vizetelly

Sauternes

/ (səʊˈtɜːn) /

(sometimes not capital) a sweet white wine made in the southern Bordeaux district of France

C18: from Sauternes, the district where it is produced