Definitions for Sauternes

Sauternes Sau·ternes

Spelling: [soh-turn, saw-; French soh-tern]
IPA: /soʊˈtɜrn, sɔ-; French soʊˈtɛrn/

Sauternes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 500 anagrams from letters in Sauternes (aeenrsstu).

Definitions for Sauternes

noun

  1. a rich, sweet white table wine of France.
  2. the district near Bordeaux producing this wine.
  3. a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.

Origin of Sauternes

See origin at Sauternes

Examples for Sauternes

Chteauneuf communicates with the Sauternes district by rail, so that supplies of wine from there are readily obtainable.

Alternate: Sauternes Adapted from My Calabria by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher.

One ate oysters à la poulette, terrapin-salads, and croquettes; the wines were Sauternes and champagnes.

The medium grade clarets and so-called Sauternes are made in California, in great quantities.

Then add a small glass of rhum, a small glass of kirsch, and a glass of Sauternes.

Adams and Washington used his good offices to keep their cellars well stocked in champagne and Sauternes.

This colombar grape is simply the semillon—one of the leading varieties of the Sauternes district—transported to the Charente.

Word Value for Sauternes
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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