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Rhone|rəʊn|
Also Rhône.
The name of a river which runs from Switzerland, through southeastern France, to the Mediterranean Sea, used attrib. and absol. to designate wines made from grapes growing in the Rhone valley (esp. between Lyons and Avignon).
[1833C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines v. 124 The red wines Glun, Châteaubourg, Soyons, Tournon, St. Jean de Musois, Vion, and others, are Rhone flavoured wines.] 1852E. Twisleton Let. 9 Oct. (1928) iv. 56, I have now fallen peaceably into liking Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone wines in all their variety. 1935A. E. Housman Let. 21 Sept. (1971) 376 There are also many good restaurants and some excellent Rhone wine. 1963L. Charteris Saint in Sun (1964) 184 You and I..can wash down our cailles with a red Rhône. 1965A. Sichel Penguin Bk. Wines iii. 165 The general name ‘Rhône wines’ can be misleading, since some, grown in the département of the Rhône, belong to other appellations, and some wines with the appellation ‘Rhone’ come from the valley of the Rhône in other départements. 1976Times 3 Apr. 13/4 The curious white Rhônes that are made from the Viognier grape. |