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cuvée

/kuˈveɪ/

cuvée noun: wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.

Noun

cuvée (plural cuvées)

  1. Wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.
    • In every first pressing there are ordinarily two-thirds of fine wine, one-half third of the wine of the cut, and one-half third of the wine of the press; thus one cuvee of five or six pieces of wine will consist of nine or ten of fine, three or four of taille, and two or three of the press.1805, Richard Shannon, A Practical Treatise on Brewing, Distilling, and Rectification
  2. (especially) The first (and highest quality) grape juice to be produced, from a given batch of gently pressed grapes.
    • Prestige or luxury cuvées are wines designed for those who prefer greater luxuries than simple vintage wines.1987, John J. Baxevanis, The Wines of Champagne, Burgundy, Eastern and Southern France

Forms of cuvée

pluralcuvées
alternative formcuvee

Origin of cuvée

From French cuvée, from cuve (“vat, tank”).

Questions about cuvée

What does cuvée mean?
Cuvée means wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.
What part of speech is cuvée?
Cuvée is a noun.
How do you pronounce cuvée?
Cuvée is pronounced /kuˈveɪ/.
What is the plural of cuvée?
The plural of cuvée is cuvées.

Words near cuvée in the dictionary

  1. Cuvierian organ
  2. Cuvierian tubule
  3. Cuvierian tubules
  4. cuviers
  5. CUVs
  6. cuvée
  7. cuvées
  8. CUWPL
  9. Cuxham
  10. Cuxham with Easington
  11. Cuxhaven

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