sauternes

noun

sau·​ternes sō-ˈtərn 

sȯ-, 

-ˈtern

1

Sauternes : a full-bodied sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France

2

usually sauterne : a semidry to semisweet American white wine that is a blend of several grapes

Examples of sauternes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Teeling has released some other old single malts, including a 24 and 30-year-old finished in sauternes casks. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022

You may be offered a late-harvest riesling, sauternes, a moscato, a tawny port or a Canadian ice wine. — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021

The latter is a major distinction, as in a world gone crazy for cask influences, from port to sauternes, marsala is at the unusual end of the spectrum. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021

Port and port-style wines fall under the broader umbrella of the dessert wine category that includes ice wine, sauternes and late harvest renditions of rieslings or zinfandels. — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

French, from Sauternes, commune in France

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sauternes

• holofernes
• overturns
• subalterns
• adjourns
• concerns
• discerns
• downturns
• internes
• nocturnes
• returns
• sideburns
• churns