How To Use Appellation In A Sentence

  • It will be a criminal offence to hold yourself out as a Chinese medical practitioner or a herbal dispenser of Chinese medicines, and a range of other appellations, if in fact one has not been registered by the board.
  • Example: 1983 was a very good vintage in the appellation of Margaux but nowhere else in Bordeaux that year. Investing in Liquid Assets
  • Margaux is the most southerly, most isolated, and most extensive of the Médoc's communal appellations.
  • He also pointed out the quite strict rules which apply to names, appellations, etc.
  • This appellation is undergoing much-needed revival but old vintages suggest that the potential for long-lived, concentrated reds is there.
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  • While it does not gain the respect that its sister to the North has claimed, the finest Gamays from select appellations in Beaujolais have been known to age to perfection, resembling fine Pinot Noir.
  • Here in America, of course, nobody but politicians gets any summer vacation worthy of that appellation.
  • True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. George Washington 
  • The most basic of all Burgundy appellations, this designation can be used anywhere throughout the region.
  • In debates throughout the 1990s, ‘Central’ gradually became the politically correct appellation for this part of the world.
  • Barrel samples of sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac appellations have fared incredibly well in the barrel tasting of the 2001 vintage, which took place in Bordeaux just last March.
  • Bordeaux has a similar route — the D2 — a road that runs through the Left Bank commune of the M é doc, sweeping through some of the most famous appellations in the world, such as Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac and Saint-Est è phe. Exploring the Wine Route
  • The thousands who have read and loved Mr. Robinson's earlier story of the little Cumberland mountain girl, whose bright courage won for her the affectionate appellation of "Smiles," will eagerly welcome her return. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands
  • Chablis Grand Cru is the least Chablis-like wine produced in the appellation, particularly when mature.
  • The house specializes in very old premium cognacs blended solely from grapes grown and distilled in the immediately surrounding vineyards of Grande Champagne — one of the six growing areas for cognac and the appellation credited with producing the subtlest of slow-aging cognacs. A Slow Path to Perfection
  • The appellation of Roumelia, which is still bestowed by the The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • Had she understood the real meaning of "Bourdon," she would have bitten off her tongue before she would have once called Boden by such an appellation; though the bee-hunter himself was so accustomed to his Canadian nickname as to care nothing at all about it. Oak Openings
  • The speculative part of metaphysic, which has especially appropriated this appellation -- that which we have called the metaphysic of nature -- and which considers everything, as it is (not as it ought to be), by means of a priori conceptions, is divided in the following manner. The Critique of Pure Reason
  • The wines of the Sauternes appellation, at their best, are golden to orange marmalade in colour and possess a fabulous complex sweetness, without oiliness, sugary fatness or unctuousness.
  • A close cousin of appellation is nickname except nicknames can be silly syllables, as with ‘Moopsy’ which is also a hypocorism.
  • The appellation irritates residents who insist on the geographical representation of regional names, but "Vail Valley" has been in common use for our greater community for longer than the Vail Daily has existed. Vail Daily - Top Stories
  • Now, a distinctive appellation is one of the first necessities of life, whether savage or civilized; and in an age when proper names, and the occupations from which proper names Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
  • The second appellation is somewhat more surprising.
  • Asiatic Sarmatia, is the fictitious appellation of the mystic abode of the gods, the Olympus of Scandinavia; from whence the prophet was supposed to descend, when he announced his new religion to the The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • While it may be tempting to call this a folk record, its instrumentation is generally too ornate for that genre appellation.
  • The apples must be of a variety approved by the appellation, freshly picked (which means no concentrates) and actually grown in the Pays d' Auge region.
  • The following is my Bordeaux appellation by appellation report of the red wines of the vintage.
  • Additionally, the floral and fruity red appellations Chinon and Bourgueil are produced from the Cabernet Franc grown in the region, with Chinon being the most common red wine of the whole valley.
  • Since Prince owns the rights to the name "the Time," the Minneapolis men who made the moniker famous were forced to use a different appellation for this year's album, "Condensate. StarTribune.com rss feed
  • It cannot be identical with the νεώς ό Έκατόμπεδος nor with the opisthodomos, for the three appellations occur at the same date evidently designating three different places. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
  • Although AOC is often a sign of quality, other products don't carry the appellation, since they may be made in a neighboring region, or a slightly larger size, or stirred a few more times than the regulations allow during production.
  • But while most cats shared the simple appellation, miu, some people took names from cats.
  • This idea of "appellation contrôlée" in which a label assures the origins of a wine guarantees an authenticity that permits the soil to express all of its potential. French Word-A-Day:
  • Every year you'll be presented with a seemingly endless stream of new wines, producers, appellations and vintages.
  • Fivona; a name, from its length, deemed highly genteel; though scandal averred, that it was nothing more than her real name transposed; the appellation by which she had been formerly known, signifying a Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2)
  • Does location within such an appellation impart additional value to vineyards? The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Wines made from grapes grown within the commune of Pupillin have the right to the appellation Arbois Pupillin.
  • His enemies could find no opprobrious appellation for him but "Catiline," instead of "Caldwell," which was his middle name -- no crime but ambition. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
  • In English, these sapucaias are called paradise nuts, an appellation dating back to the European discovery of the New World, then considered the site of heaven. The Fruit Hunters
  • From a great producer in one of the northern Rhône's most overlooked appellations, this is a spicy, violet perfumed Syrah with just a hint of oak.
  • Whenever the author mentioned someone in the article, she went to lengths to note her race, always with some appellation like ‘Asian-American.’
  • We feel that any wine label using the word Napa, Napa Valley or any of the appellations should use Napa grapes.
  • Il est néanmoins permis de douter que la guerre mondiale de 1939-1945 soit en définitive la guerre qui mettra fin à toutes les guerres, pas plus que la Première Guerre mondiale ne mérita cette appellation. Archive 2010-05-01
  • As Mr Crummles had a strange four – legged animal in the inn stables, which he called a pony, and a vehicle of unknown design, on which he bestowed the appellation of a four – wheeled phaeton, Nicholas proceeded on his journey next morning with greater ease than he had expected: the manager and himself occupying the front seat: and the Master Nicholas Nickleby
  • The Australian wine industry has already started to promote themselves in terms of appellations.
  • Even the quality control system is fairly random, with the DOC (Denominazione de Origine Controllata) appellation not much of a guarantee of how good the wine is.
  • The torrid heat of the vintage actually enriched lesser red appellations and endowed them with abundant fruit and body.
  • The generic appellations of the several species of Ferns are derived thus: _Aspidium_, from _aspis_, a shield, because the spores are enclosed in bosses; _Pteris_, from _pteerux_, a wing, having doubly pinnate fronds; or from _pteron_, a feather, having feathery fronds; Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • The seaman who was addressed by this dire appellation arose slowly from the place where he was stationed as cockswain of the boat, and seemed to ascend high in air by the gradual evolution of numberless folds in his body. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers
  • However, the wine that comes from the Chablis appellation of France is dry.
  • The generic Cotes du Rhone appellation was created in 1937 in the Rhone Valley and has grown into one of France's largest and best - known wine brands, producing some 27 million cases annually.
  • They are all found in botanical works under long, clumsy, Latin appellations, very little fitted for every-day uses, just like the plants of our gardens, half of which are only known by long-winded Latin polysyllables, which timid people are afraid to pronounce. Rural Hours
  • For besides petitioner and abhorrer, appellations which were soon forgotten, this year is remarkable for being the epoch of the well-known epithets of "whig" and "tory", by which, and sometimes without any material difference, this island has been so long divided. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II.
  • The reason for this appellation was that they were not only called out when fire broke out, but also when any kind of accident occured.
  • In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade: but which may, with as much propriety, be expressed by a much shorter word; and perhaps we too often supply the use of this little monosyllable by others; since very much of what frequently passes in the world for wit and humour, should, in the strictest purity of language, receive that short appellation, which, in conformity to the wellbred laws of custom, I here suppress. XI. The Narrow Escape of Molly Seagrim. Book IV
  • Aram, distinguished for his heroic exploits, is derived the appellation by which the tribe is now known, although not recognised by the Armenians themselves, who adopt the name of their founder, Haïk. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia
  • In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade: but which may, with as much propriety, be expressed by a much shorter word; and perhaps we too often supply the use of this little monosyllable by others; since very much of what frequently passes in the world for wit and humour, should, in the strictest purity of language, receive that short appellation, which, in conformity to the wellbred laws of custom, I here suppress. XI. The Narrow Escape of Molly Seagrim. Book IV
  • Meursault is the largest appellation of the four, and has the most variable - but also the most competitively priced - wines.
  • Varietal-based labels also generally indicate appellations (though often in small type), sometimes right down to the name of the vineyard.
  • Their former appellation is supposed to be derived either from the name of their founder Hassan, or from the word hashish, said to be a preparation from hemp, of highly intoxicating power, which was drunk by the Fedwees previously to the execution of the orders of their chief, to slay. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia
  • Like Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon is allowed in many other appellations for dry and sweet whites of South West France but is perhaps most notable in qualitative terms in Monbazillac.
  • This appellation displeased Napoleon, who nevertheless put several questions to M. Raudot, who was willing to oblige him as a traveller, but not to serve him as an Emperor. Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
  • Chinese language appellation system takes the relatives appellation terms as the base.
  • This of course is not a name for a child to use, but a suitable appellation will reveal itself.
  • It was for the purpose of refuting certain doctrines, which had for some time past caused much agitation in the Church, and which originated with one Morgan, a native of North Wales, who left his country at an early age and repaired to Italy, where having adopted the appellation of Pelagius, which is a Latin translation of his own name Morgan, which signifies "by the seashore," he soon became noted as a theological writer. Archive 2005-08-14
  • The second appellation is somewhat more surprising.
  • An apartment of the Byzantine palace was lined with porphyry: it was reserved for the use of the pregnant empresses; and the royal birth of their children was expressed by the appellation of porphyrogenite, or born in the purple. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
  • I ain't even in the biz, but even I know that the correct appellation is neither "movie" nor "film". Love Affairs
  • The dolts - his Italian appellation was considerably more expressive - had omitted the year. MURKY SHALLOWS
  • No more did wine wannabes have to resurrect their schoolboy French, or brave the obscurities of the appellation system to order a bottle of plonk.
  • Like "socialist", "appeaser" and "community organizer", the appellation "underdog" is just another co-opted, re-jiggered rightwing button that gets pushed every time Ailes and Company want their audience to respond like the flinching sheep they are. Steven Weber: GOP-za-Poppin'!
  • It was a two-wheeled vehicle, which claimed none of the modern appellations of tilbury, tandem, dennet, or the like; but aspired only to the humble name of that almost forgotten accommodation, a whiskey; or, according to some authorities, a tim-whiskey. Saint Ronan's Well
  • Shelley, however, did not despair of succeeding in making Byron some day give up what he termed his philosophical errors, and his persistency earned for him the appellation of "serpent" which Byron gave him in jest. Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English
  • This bird has often been called the calumet eagle and war-eagle; the last of which appellations I have already accounted br; and the other has arisen from the fact, that the Indians almost invariably ornament their calumets or pipes of peace with its quills. Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and conditions of the North American Indians
  • True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. George Washington 
  • Bight on Cabernet's heels are Merlot and, in the cooler, southern end of the valley (known as Carneros, an appellation Napa shares with Sonoma), Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
  • Neither has their language any more than a general appellation for those maladies, which is borrowed from the name of the beast, and called Hnea-Yahoo, or the Yahoo's evil, and the cure prescribed is a mixture of their own dung and urine forcibly put down the Yahoo's throat. Gulliver's Travels
  • Chinese language appellation system takes the relatives appellation terms as the base.
  • Gentleman, a circumstance of which an ignorant panegyrist has praised him for not being proud; when the truth is, that the appellation of Gentleman, though now lost in the indiscriminate assumption of Esquire, was commonly taken by those who could not boast of gentility. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.
  • The appellation Nuits-St-Georges lies both sides of the town which straddles the small river Meuzin and incorporates the vineyards of neighbouring Prémeaux-Prissey to the south.
  • The Druids were known by name, but scarcely more than by name, to the Greeks, who derived the appellation erroneously from _drus_, an oak, under the supposition that the Druids preferred to perform their religious rites under the shadows of oaken groves. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad
  • Proceeding in the same train of thought I may remark that the word deon (obligation) has a meaning which is the opposite of all the other appellations of good; for deon is here a species of good, and is, nevertheless, the chain (desmos) or hinderer of motion, and therefore own brother of blaberon. The CRATYLUS
  • Probably as a jocose acknowledgment of the obstructive character of this main approach, the point nearest to its base at which one could take the river (if so inodorously minded) bore the appellation No Thoroughfare
  • In this case, that means that lying, disobedience to your parents, and covetousness could all qualify me or you for that appellation.
  • Scott, in his discussion of Buridan's sophism, ˜You know the one approaching™ (pp. 42 “ 9), claims that Buridan's concept of appellation (which he misleadingly translates as Medieval Theories: Properties of Terms
  • “Bhante Ngasena, I speak no lie: the word ‘chariot’ is but a way of counting, term appellation, convenient designation, and name for pole, axle, wheels, chariot-body, and banner-staff. There Is No Ego. II. The Doctrine. 1. Translated from the Milindapañha (251).
  • I believe I shall never again resume those airs; which you term coquettish, but which I think deserve a softer appellation; as they proceed from an innocent heart, and are the effusions of a youthful, and cheerful mind. The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton: A Novel Founded on Fact
  • At the summit of the Sauternes appellation is the world famous Chateau d' Yquem.
  • The vines for this masterpiece come from the fringes of the Valpolicella appellation, and produce a very rich and complex wine.
  • The naked vulture neck with its pouch-like appendage of brick-red hue; the silken feathers of bluish white under the tail -- those precious plumes well-known and worn by the ladies of many lands under the appellation of _marabout feathers_ -- all were recognised at a glance. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
  • I thought “pompous” was an appellation that had been monopolised by a certain Prof.Dr. Krugman. Matthew Yglesias » Franken FTW
  • The broad Southeastern Australia appellation does not mean a wine is made from lesser grapes; it means that grapes came from multiple sources within this region.
  • The appellation of Roumelia, which is still bestowed by the Turks on the extensive countries of Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece, preserves the memory of their ancient state under the Roman empire. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
  • White grapes, grown mostly on limestone-rich sites, are vinified separately to create some tasty Bourgogne and Savigny blancs—not so surprising when you consider the proximity of the hill of Corton just north of the appellation, source of the majestic Corton-Charlemagne. The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune
  • Neither has their language any more than a general appellation for those maladies, which is borrowed from the name of the beast, and called hnea-yahoo, or Yahoo's evil; and the cure prescribed is a mixture of their own dung and urine, forcibly put down the Yahoo's throat. Gulliver's Travels
  • And here was his whole formal appellation, as if he were her lawyer or insurance agent.
  • I specifically stated "bubblehead" was the appellation given Eisenhower by reporters waiting for a pres conference. Quote Of The Day
  • Tequila, like champagne or cognac, is an appellation that must conform to specific standards.
  • Ch teau Margaux gave its name to an entire appellation in the southern M doc region of Bordeaux, which has caused some confusion, and a fair amount of disappointment, since many of the wines entitled to the name Margaux aren't all that good. A Tale of Two Ch
  • An apartment of the Byzantine palace was lined with porphyry: it was reserved for the use of the pregnant empresses; and the royal birth of their children was expressed by the appellation of _porphyrogenite_, or born in the purple. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
  • I should object to the appellation orang-outang, and I should resent with emphasis that of baboon. A Strange Discovery
  • This is why I take exception to your once again trotting out the anti-Semitism anti-Jewish appellation, rather than just going to the facts of the matter. The Volokh Conspiracy » Forthcoming TNR Piece on Human Rights Watch
  • Though the San Joaquin Valley was once regarded as the stepchild of the wine industry, the Madera appellation is proudly displayed on labels today.
  • ‘Akishino’ and ‘Nori’ are more formal appellations used only with the titles ‘prince’ or ‘princess’.
  • Readers interested in the known facts concerning the "master-mind, the thinker, the explorer, the creator," the forerunner of Mesmer and even of Darwin and Wallace, who began life with the sounding appellation "Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus ab Hohenheim," should consult Browning's own learned appendical note, and Mr. Berdoe's interesting essay in the Browning Society Papers, Life of Robert Browning
  • It may be here remarked, that the term ox is used as a general or common appellation for neat cattle, in a specific sense, and irrespective of sex; as the British ox, the The Book of Household Management
  • Yet an obstinate remnant still adhered to the religion and liberty of their ancestors, and the war of Honain derived a proper appellation from the idols, whom Mahomet had vowed to destroy, and whom the confederates of Tayef had sworn to defend. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • [Footnote *: These first four metals have commonly been distinguished by the appellation of perfect or noble metals, on account of their possessing the characteristic properties of ductility, malleability, inalterability, and great specific gravity, in an eminent degree.] [Footnote †: Mercury, in its liquid state, cannot, of course, be called a malleable metal. Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
  • In all 26 villages have their own appellation, and there are two Grands Crus: Dézaley in the commune of Puidoux and Calamin in the commune of Epesses.
  • Good sense is so far from deserving the appellation of _common sense_, by which it is frequently called, that it is perhaps one of the rarest qualities of the human mind. Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies
  • Delicate reds, such as wines from France's Beaujolais and Chinon appellations, can often fulfil the role of a white wine, and vice versa.
  • ‘Did he actually call him that?’ asked Laura, interested in this unfeudal appellation. My Bones Will Keep
  • My sense, however, is that the Pennsylvanian William Findley spoke for many others in 1796 when he said that the people who raised objections to the Constitution during the ratification struggle were “called Anti-federalists, as a name of reproach,” and then added, “I do, and always did, treat the appellation with contempt.” Ratification
  • There had been some disputes about the appellation of the monetary unit but the name ‘lev’ (in Bulgarian lev is the old word for lion) was adopted by the majority.
  • Chinese language appellation system takes the relatives appellation terms as the base.
  • If you must shop for wine in a French hypermarket, my advice is to avoid the cheapies and to trade up to appellation contrôlée bottles at £5 - £10 a bottle.
  • The varieties of grape used for the production of the estate’s wines are Pinot noir for the red appellations, and Chardonnay and Aligoté for the white appellations.
  • Then the full meaning of the phrase dawned upon him -- it was he and the wiry little sister thus demeaned with a porcine appellation, and whose ears were threatened. The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895
  • But the appellation is misleading: the oligarchs rose to prominence not by building railroads and industries but by exploiting antiquated pricing systems, disorganized legal codes, and — most important — Soviet-era connections with the government. Russia Is Finished
  • A protecting bartizan or two, with the addition of small turrets at the angles, much resembling pepper-boxes, had procured for Darnlinvarach the dignified appellation of a castle. A Legend of Montrose
  • Such was the foundation f, f what is now called tl; c national debt: for a few long annuities, created in the reign of Charles II. by no means dcferve that appellation. The geographical magazine, or, A new, copious, compleat, and universal system of geography [microform] : containing an accurate and entertaining account and description of the several continents, islands, peninsulas, isthmuses, capes, promontories, lakes,
  • As best I can determine, the Niebaum-Coppola Estate vineyard is certified organic; but the rest of the wines produced under the Coppola name (many with the basic “California” appellation) are not. Department of Greenwashing: Ceci La Luna lambrusco | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • This appellation pleased him.
  • On whatever ground we term physiology, science, psychology is entitled to the same appellation; and the method of investigation which elucidates the true relations of the one set of phenomena will discover those of the other. Hume (English Men of Letters Series)
  • Je dirais même que l’appellation française est plus réussie que l’anglaise tout en respectant l’anglais, la langue dans le vent à travers le monde. Archive 2008-01-01
  • I had supposed the appellation inapplicable to a gentleman!" answered Sercombe, with entire coolness. What's Mine's Mine — Complete
  • It is a delectably complex blend of single malts from various appellations in Scotland.
  • “The appellation of Bissextile, which marks the inauspicious year, is derived from the repetition of the sixth day of the calends of March.” The Volokh Conspiracy » I Should Note for the Record
  • The mustachioed Mr. Blot began his career as a negotiant in Tours and gradually began acquiring small domains in Montlouis, a not-terribly-fashionable appellation on the South Bank of the Loire, and eventually a few acres in the more illustrious town of Vouvray, across the river. Singing of France's Unsung Chenin Blanc
  • But let us now subjoin -- A man who is attacked by the flesh, yet who conquers it in the conflict, is not called fleshly or carnal; but this appellation is bestowed on the man who, by yielding his consent, is brought into subjection to the flesh. The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2
  • After that Festus had sent the apostle Paul to Rome after his appellation made at Cesarea.
  • Henceforth, the appellation Singh (meaning lion) would be attached to every member of the brotherhood and they would be required to wear a uniform that had to include the so-called five Ks: Kesh (unshorn hair); Kanga (a wooden comb tucked under the hair); Kara (a steel bracelet); Kachera (shorts to enable riding and soldering); and Kirpan (a sword). Ravinder Singh Taneja: The Incomparable Guru Gobind Singh
  • On this occasion, the vague appellation of Thule is applied to England; and the new Varangians were a colony of English and Danes who fled from the yoke of the Norman conqueror. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • In my by-past songs I dislike one thing, the name Chloris -- I meant it as the fictitious name of a certain lady: but, on second thoughts, it is a high incongruity to have a Greek appellation to a Scottish pastoral ballad. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham
  • (On ampliation), De appellationibus (On appellation), De restrictionibus (On restriction) and De distributionibus Peter of Spain
  • The vineyards of these two appellations were planted with sauvignon blanc after being destroyed in the 19th century by phylloxera.
  • I saw no reason to admit that I had also forgotten that ridiculous appellation. LORD OF THE SILENT
  • He appended the appellation d'Églantine to his surname in a hoax in which he claimed to have won a golden eglantine in a literary contest. Names
  • Clearly, students there are doing their homework, since this appellation, just 20 years old, is producing some outstanding wines: structured Cabernets and Merlots, crisp and interesting Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs.
  • The Bourgogne Passetoutgrains appellation is relatively small so it is not as easy to find these wines as it is to find those of larger appellations. Curing a cold with wild mushroom soup
  • High-tech wunderkind entrepreneurs are of course the most recognizable of the various archetypes, but nowadays once obscure protagonists with strange appellations such as hacker, combinator, seed-stage VC and angel no longer generate quizzical looks and raised eyebrows when others point them out at cocktail parties or gush about them in the mainstream press. Dave Lerner: I Am Incubator
  • One of a first-rate series of wines from Burgundy, all sold under the Blason de Bourgogne label, this Mconnais white outperforms its appellation.
  • It is a singular circumstance that in this country this fragrant production of nature is known by a French name, the translation of which is the "little darling," while in Paris it is only known by its Latin appellation, _reseda_, (herb, or dock cresses); but I believe I am correct in stating that its seeds were first conveyed into England from The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
  • They might point you towards a bottle from the Penedès appellation you'd otherwise never taste, or an exclusive 2009 12 Volts wine from Mallorca's 4 Kilos winery. 10 of the best high-end shops in Barcelona
  • This sounds expensive but this is no ordinary representative of the appellation.
  • Thus, in reality the appellation ‘Ebionites’ was one its bearers carried with pride because it referred to their eschewal of luxury and worldliness.
  • This apparently was its original name, ‘Gold Coast’ being only its British colonial appellation.
  • Abbreviated by subsequent usage to _bête-'ni-pié_, the appellation has amphibology; -- for there are two words _ni_ in the patois, one signifying "to have," and the other "naked. Two Years in the French West Indies
  • And don't let the "taverna" appellation mislead; although the bar serves lunch and upscale bar noshes ($9-14), it's not really a dinner destination (kitchen open M-F until 8). Undefined
  • I'm sure you all know that under the rigidly tight appellation AOC system the French have in place, that wines from a particular appellation or place must be from designated grape varieties, and in the case of Sancerre, wines must be made from either sauvignon blanc or pinot noir grapes. At My Table
  • Undeserved appellations and humiliating epithets divest him of his self-esteem.
  • The wash-house," I added, not knowing which appellation was familiar to her. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS
  • uncommon warmth of temperament" -- a polite appellation for a most violent temper; and of "unbecoming coarseness" -- a delicate definement of An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
  • One of the benefits of all this change in France has been the improvement in the wines of many lesser appellations.
  • The ineffable name, the tetragrammaton, the shem hamphorash, -- for it is known by all these appellations, -- consists of four letters, _yod, heh, vau_, and _heh_, forming the word הוהי. The Symbolism of Freemasonry
  • Frown would have been a more appropriate appellation had this charmingly unique collection been allowed to languish unfinished.
  • I'm not sure why the "operetta" appellation has stuck, but to me it seems to be in the same genre as his other works, albeit with some waltzes and a lighter story. La Rondine
  • Readers interested in the known facts concerning the “master-mind, the thinker, the explorer, the creator,” the forerunner of Mesmer and even of Darwin and Wallace, who began life with the sounding appellation “Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus ab Hohenheim,” should consult Browning's own learned appendical note, and Mr. Berdoe's interesting essay in the Browning Society Papers, No. xlix.] Life of Robert Browning
  • Beaujolais is the most southerly of all the appellations of Burgundy.
  • The eorl and ceorl were the great distinctive appellations of noble and ignoble descent: none were or are admitted, it will be seen, to any important office in the coronation ceremonies but the former class. Coronation Anecdotes
  • But Orly Taitz, an attorney who is the most prominent face of the birther movement, has disavowed the word, writing in a legal motion that is part of a case challenging Obama's authority as commander in chief that birther is "a pejorative appellation" that is "often coupled with even more colorful epithets. NYT > Home Page
  • Each page has neat little sections for you to write the characteristics of the wine (year, appellation, producer, price), your actual tasting notes, and food pairing suggestions.
  • Her argument that the church's very keystone is control of female reproductive power by the exaltation of virginity as spiritual ideal is well attested by the appellations given two items of the maiden dance uniform.
  • Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation.
  • South of Blaye, the small appellation around the village of Bourg produces a better medium-body red wine than its neighbor.
  • Worse still (‘mate’ being a pretty working-class appellation, after all), is this a symptom of snobbery which my school, despite my best efforts, succeeded in indoctrinating me with?
  • Now you can rent a row of vines in an Appellation Contrôlée vineyard in France, where a winemaker will produce up to four cases of top-quality wine from them.
  • She had wanted her cat to be known by a less common appellation.
  • The other appellation "sacellum," applied by Boece to the hermit's chapel, is a better known and more classical word than the capellula of the _Scotichronicon_. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1
  • And Charlie Brown, turning the appellation optimist into someone sure to be scorned, because he so wants to believe and wants so much to kick that elusive football, comes charging down the field one more time, only to have the diabolical Lucy pull the ball once again, as Charlie Brown goes flying up in the air. Michael Russnow: The WGA Strike for Dummies: Why Is It Taking So Long?
  • The English name House Leek denotes _leac_ (Anglo-Saxon) a plant growing on the house; and another appellation of its genus, sedum, comes from the Latin _sedare_, to soothe, and subdue inflammations, etc. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • Il se fait que le mot “écu” désignait les pièces d'or ou d'argent qui commencèrent à être utilisées sous le règne de Louis IX, en 1266, de sorte qu'il s'agissait d'une appellation facile à retenir pour les Français, lorsque ceux-ci apprirent qu'ils devraient renoncer à leur cher franc français. Archive 2010-06-01
  • Folk still want to drink wine but are very value-orientated and will happily sacrifice appellational cachet for good, ready-drinking wines. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
  • A kind of orchis, and used, with its various appellations, "sensu obsc. Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
  • The army of our liege lord is now in the Lothians, passing through them under the appellation of succors for the regent from the Hebrides! The Scottish Chiefs
  • As a wealthy orphan, he inherited the patrimony and honors of the Anician family, a name ambitiously assumed by the kings and emperors of the age; and the appellation of Manlius asserted his genuine or fabulous descent from a race of consuls and dictators, who had repulsed the Gauls from the Capitol, and sacrificed their sons to the discipline of the republic. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • It was a two-wheeled vehicle, which claimed none of the modern appellations of tilbury, tandem, dennet, or the like; but aspired only to the humble name of that almost forgotten accommodation, a whiskey; or, according to some authorities, a tim-whiskey. Saint Ronan's Well
  • And he will regard both appellations as a compliment to his deed and a testimony to his power.
  • Chinese language appellation system takes the relatives appellation terms as the base.
  • Now since the imparting of the supremely Divine mysteries to the man initiated is the head and tail of every initiation, naturally then the Hierarchical judgment hit upon an appellation propel to it, from the truth of the facts. Dionysius the Areopagite, Works (1897)
  • His name occurs sometimes, though not so frequently as some others, in the appellations of important personages, as _e, g. _ in that of Sennacherib, which is explained to mean "Sin multiplies brethren. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.
  • Those letters can be the initials of a first or a last name (of a person or a pet), or can represent a title or any other appellation.
  • It was not until 1966 that the Cotes Du Rhone Villages appellation was finally established producing wines from 16 individual communes.
  • He does not even use the term barbarian, probably because the Hellenes had not yet been marked off from the rest of the world by one distinctive appellation. The History of the Peloponnesian War
  • With 466 wine appellations right now in France, not only is it difficult for consumers to keep track of them but the AOC grade has clearly not saved the skin of many producers who make wine that has no commercial market.
  • Nor are we given any indication of how, precisely, Pilate intended the appellation to be understood.
  • In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade: but which may, with as much propriety, be expressed by a much shorter word; and perhaps we too often supply the use of this little monosyllable by others; since very much of what frequently passes in the world for wit and humour, should, in the strictest purity of language, receive that short appellation, which, in conformity to the well-bred laws of custom, I here suppress. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
  • But when you log on to book tickets for our National Theatre they do better than that; they give you no less than forty appellations, titles, ranks or honorifics to choose from.
  • The main players in the wine industry no doubt dismissed it without consideration because the château was unknown and the wine without an appellation.
  • Anchovy, which I do not find distinguished by any other Latin name: for the Encrasicolus is a Greek appellation altogether generical. Travels through France and Italy
  • Behind this lies a genuine satiric point about the booming heritage industry's dependence on quaint appellations and sentimental conservation.
  • A few years ago, they formed Maison Shaps et Roucher-Sarrazin, a boutique wine label specializing in fine chardonnays from Meursault and pinot noir from various Burgundy appellations. Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend
  • The local co-operative has been responsible for dynamizing the appellation and makes three in every four bottles carrying the name.
  • Varietal labeling has been allowed in Alsace for appellation wines and a rule change will now take Alsace where most other appellations now must tread, that is to say, no mention of varietals on the front label.
  • Even today, as Pinot Beurot, it is sanctioned as an ingredient in most of Burgundy's red wine appellations and the occasional vine can still be found in some of the region's famous red wine vineyards.
  • Scythia, distinguished by the modern appellation of Hords, assume the form of a numerous and increasing family; which, in the course of successive generations, has been propagated from the same original stock. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • in France, the modern trend of blending is evident, hence the Vin de Pays d' Oc appellation that allows wines to be blended from the entire southern regions of Languedoc and Roussillon.
  • Alcohol: 13.5%Appellation: Toscana IGT, Italy. Colour: Lovely yellow with green hint. Bouquet: Very good, very rich white.
  • Beware of people claiming supernatural powers, and of those that try to impress you with pompous titles and appellations.
  • They might point you towards a bottle from the Penedès appellation you'd otherwise never taste, or an exclusive 2009 12 Volts wine from Mallorca's 4 Kilos winery. 10 of the best high-end shops in Barcelona

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