NOUN
- any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
How To Use Bordeaux wine In A Sentence
- The term "claret", used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word "clairet".
- To reflect this, and to evoke a sun-drenched atmosphere, a colour scheme of Mediterranean blues and soft pastels, with the occasional injection of Bordeaux wine tones has been used.
- The categories were then ranked by a simple, numerically descending scale, first to fifth, called premier cru, deuxième cru, etc, each defined by, or defining, the price paid for them by the Bordeaux wine trade.
- Good idea .... and run a few blind tastings against some of those expensive thin acidic Bordeaux wines that have to pollute Al Gore's environment to get to the US. Please Welcome: The California Wine Club
- Its fame and wealth predated the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, but it was placed alongside the other first class growths in that classification.
- The people it does not suit are the consumers, and the owners of a group of well-established but unclassified chateaux that produce excellent wines far removed from the bathtub rubbish of the generic AC Bordeaux wine market.
- Wine shops sell Bordeaux wine primeurs the spring after the harvest.
- The term "claret", used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word "clairet".
- The term "claret", used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word "clairet".
- From the Telegraph story: “Bordeaux winegrowers have a habit of throwing in superlatives about vintages and the sceptical may question the fortuity of such a great year given that Bordeaux sales have been falling in the wake of the 2005 boom.” Bordeaux 09, Sean Connery, Binny’s, uprooting – sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog