Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A very dry white Burgundy wine originally from east-central France.
- noun A blended white table wine of California.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dry white French wine of excellent quality, taking its name from the town of Chablis, near Auxerre, in the department of Yonne.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.
- noun a white wine resembling Chablis{1}, but made elsewhere, as in California.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A town in northern
Burgundy - proper noun The
winegrowing region around the town - noun A variety of dry
white wine from this region
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
- noun dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The name Chablis is derived from a small town nestled amid the northern vineyards of Burgundy in northeast France.
The Draw of Chablis Will Lyons 2011
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You here lots of people talking about Kimmeridgian clay in Chablis, or chalk in Champagne, or volcanic this and clay that.
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Chablis is a preferable boogeyman to Chardonnay, because saying the word sounds more French than “Chardonnay.”
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Located two hours to the southeast of Paris, the wine area starts in Chablis in the north of the region and then it follows the autoroute A6 southerly to Lyon.
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BTW Ed - you should know that Chablis is very 80s so we wouldn't be seen dead drinking it - did have some some pink Champagne last weekend however.
The Witch Cooper Newmania 2007
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The good Doctor — Dr. Vino brings us a wine that I've had before and enjoyed — Drouhin Chablis 2006.
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With "Chablis" on the label, the consumer already has a good idea of wine style, knowing that Chablis can only be called Chablis when produced from the region.
Irish Blogs Curious: The Curious Wines Wine Blog 2010
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AOC Chablis is straightforward Chablis and better in quality than Petit Chablis, which is grown on outlining areas and is best drunk young, between two and four years.
The Draw of Chablis Will Lyons 2011
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While there are various levels of Chablis, including Grand Cru, John was more interested in basic Chablis, which is a better buy.
Sweet but not Too Sweet Brecher 2009
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Regular Chablis, which is the level you'll most likely see, continues to be a terrific buy, often about $20 a bottle, which is what we paid for most of ours.
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