viognier
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French viognier.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvi.oʊnˈjeɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌviː.ɒnˈjeɪ/
Noun
editviognier (countable and uncountable, plural viogniers)
- A type of white wine-producing grape originally grown in the Rhône valley.
- 2009 January 24, Gord Stimmell, “Greece, France, Australia shine in this release”, in Toronto Star[2]:
- In a contest, best value goes to the intensely densely fruited Western Range Julimar 2006 Shiraz/Viognier, where the white grape viognier adds lift to the dense red shiraz grapes.
- A white wine made chiefly from viognier grapes.
- 2007 April 4, Florence Fabricant, “Chicken Meets Fingerlings, and Trumps Lobster”, in New York Times[3]:
- Though the red we drank was fine with the dish, a white, like a rich viognier with a pedigree — a Condrieu, of course — suits it in far better style.
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Possibly named after the French city of Vienne, where it is grown, or from the Roman pronunciation of Latin via Gehennae (“road to Hell”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editviognier m (plural viogniers)
- viognier (white wine-producing grape)
Synonyms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- viognier on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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