| 释义 |
Vouvray|vuːˈvreɪ|
The name of a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in N.W. France, used chiefly absol. to designate the wines produced in this and neighbouring communes.
1885H. James Little Tour in France vii. 60 She uncorked for us a bottle of Vouvray mousseux. 1920G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar Bk. vi. 97, I have said nothing, in the chapter on Champagne, as to Saumur, Vouvray, and the Swiss imitations... Vouvray..seems to me feeble. 1934E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 246 One of them..got drunk for the first time on sparkling Vouvray. 1955‘W. Mole’ Hammersmith Maggot vi. 68 Lunch, properly accompanied by a glass of Vouvray. 1981‘A. Cross’ Death in Faculty xii. 141 I'm going to have a bottle of Vouvray, Clos de Nouys, 1971. |