Saint-Émilion
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Saint-Émilion, named after the Breton monk Émilion (d. 767).
Proper noun
edit- A village and commune of the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Translations
editvillage and commune of the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Noun
editSaint-Émilion (plural Saint-Émilions)
- A kind of red wine from Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux region.
- 2022 July 1, “French police foil counterfeiters passing off cheap plonk as classy Bordeaux”, in The Guardian[1]:
- In 2016, police busted a Bordeaux vintner who was blending poor-quality wine with high-end Saint-Émilions, Lalande-de-Pomerols and Listrac-Médocs to sell to major supermarkets under prestigious labels.
- 2022 October 6, Eric Asimov, “Echoes of a World War in Wines From the Early 1940s”, in The New York Times[2]:
- Next was the ’42 Cheval Blanc, a St.-Émilion from one of the great producers of Bordeaux. It was rich, full and lively, with savory flavors of oregano and cumin.
Translations
editkind of red wine from Saint-Émilion
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