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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A delicate sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France, made from grapes that have been infected with noble rot.
  2. n. A sweet to moderately dry white wine from California.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A region of France producing dessert wines.
  2. n. Wines produced in Sauternes, including the immensely esteemed and immensely expensive Château d'Yquem.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. From French. (Wiktionary)
  2. French, after Sauternes, a village of southwest France. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “It is adapted from Pierre Herme's recipe for Prunes in Sauternes.”

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  • “But in many cases, I prefer to serve a sweet white wine such as Sauternes, which goes superbly with Roquefort cheese.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Rules to Drink By

  • “It is complemented by sweet wines such as Sauternes and Port.”

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  • “There are plenty of “matches” that work well, like Sauternes and Roquefort, Chablis and Oysters, merlot and lamb loin, but 99.9% of good wine matches are good because they tend not to interfere with each other.”

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  • “A Sauternes with foie gras is one of my favorite experiences in life, Or an ice wine or port with a blue cheese on raisin bread.”

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  • “Take the "perfect" match of foie gras and Sauternes.”

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  • “Drinking Sauternes together with my wife Dushy and Richie Pisacano in Bordeaux while having a picnic on the side of the road.”

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  • “No. But if I stretch, I guess I'd say Sauternes with seared foie gras.”

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  • “And that's a pity because it is a revelation in a league with foie gras, French Sauternes, or fresh truffles.”

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  • “The foie gras was covered in foil and heated in an oven for eight minutes and required only some fresh baguette to render it a perfect accompaniment of either Sauternes or another sweet white wine, such as a Montbazillac, in our case.”

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