viognier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French viognier.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌvi.oʊnˈjeɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌviː.ɒnˈjeɪ/

Noun

viognier (countable and uncountable, plural viogniers)

1. 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.

2. 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

Alternative forms

• vionnier

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly named after the French city of Vienne, where it is grown, or from the Roman pronunciation of Latin via Gehennae (“road to Hell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vjɔ.ɲje/

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Noun

viognier m (plural viogniers)

1. viognier (white wine-producing grape)

Synonyms

• bergeron
• barbin
• rebolot
• greffou
• picotin blanc
• vionnier
• petiti vionnier
• viogne
• galopine
• vugava bijela

Further reading

• viognier on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr