Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An estate, typically in the Burgundy region of France, that makes wine from grapes grown in its own vineyards.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, domain, estate; see domain.]

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Examples

  • This domaine is a bit of an anomaly in several ways.

    Ch Lettie Teague 2010

  • "Our suggestion would be that any wine which displays labeling errors like this are referred to the domaine for verification before being offered for sale."

    How to Be Sure the Wine Matches the Label Will Lyons 2012

  • In our battle of the chteaus, my son favored the castles, while I favored the wineries, often known by the more humble term domaine in the Loire rather than chteau, as theyre referred to in Bordeaux.

    A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

  • In our battle of the chteaus, my son favored the castles, while I favored the wineries, often known by the more humble term domaine in the Loire rather than chteau, as theyre referred to in Bordeaux.

    A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

  • Afterward the château became the property of the "domaine" and was turned into a mere barracks.

    Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 Various 1885

  • "Madame Bize-Leroy," he answered decisively, naming the director of the great Bize-Leroy Burgundy domaine.

    Alain Ducasse Lettie Teague 2011

  • This is one producer and domaine I will be looking out for in 2011.

    Here's to a Strong 2011 Will Lyons 2011

  • Faced with this, it is hardly surprising that some importers only ever sell in mixed cases, in other words, to buy one bottle of Roman é e-Conti one has to purchase a case that contains the other wines of the domaine as well: La T â che, Richebourg, Roman é e Saint-Vivant, Grands Ech é zeaux and Ech é zeaux.

    Searching for Perfection Will Lyons 2010

  • A domaine to watch, as quality levels are rising every year.

    Burgundy 2010: Domaines to Watch Will Lyons 2012

  • Its usually the people who have plenty of money sheila domaine

    White House crashers named in 16 civil suits 2009

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