单词 | grand cru |
释义 | grand crun. Chiefly in French official classifications: a wine of the highest grade. Cf. cru n., premier cru n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > class or grade of wine > [noun] > high class or grade vintage1746 supernaculum1785 yellow seal1786 grand cru1832 cabinet wine1833 vino fino1846 premier cru1866 tête de cuvée1908 Reserva1920 Kabinett1929 riserva1959 V.D.Q.S.1962 Qualitätswein1971 1832 J. R. McCulloch Dict. Commerce 157 The ‘grand crus’, of white Grave, St. Briés, Carbonieux, Dulamon, &c., sell, in good years, from 500 fr. to 800 fr. 1905 A. L. Simon Hist. Champagne Trade Eng. ix. 119 There are three groups of famous growths in Champagne... These..may be called the Grands Crûs of Champagne. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon i. 11 The Grand crus of Medoc. 1951 N. Mitford Blessing ii. ix. 230 ‘Quite an honourable wine,’ said Sigi, ‘but not grand cru.’ 1965 A. Sichel Penguin Bk. Wines 132 Grand cru or grand vin. Any wine bearing this description on the label must contain at least 11° of alcohol from the natural sugar of the grapes before the addition of extra sugar at the time of fermentation. 2000 S. Fallon & M. Rothschild World Food: France (Lonely Planet Guide) 86 Vignerons can also pitch for a particular vintage to get a grand cru accolade, and hundreds of these appear year in and out. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 Aug. d5/3 Instead, he uses Burgundian terms—village, premier cru and grand cru—to describe his Riojas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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