Moulin-à-Ventn.
/ˌmuːlanaˈvɒ̃/, /ˌmuːlãaˈvɒ̃/, /ˌmuːlɪnaˈvɒ̃/, U.S. /muˌlɛnɑˈvɑn/ A type of red wine produced in the commune of Moulin-à-Vent in the Beaujolais region.
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Moulin-à-Vent1833
Morgon1865
Beaujolais Nouveau1972
Beaujolais Primeur1973
1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines v. 112 The first class of Burgundies in the Saone and Loire, are Moulin à Vent, Torins, and Chenas.
1857 Harper's Mag. Apr. 706/1 Those good old times, when a piece of forty sous would buy a bottle of fairish Beaune, and five francs a moulin à vent, are gone by.
1927 A. E. Housman Let. 17 Oct. (1971) 254 We had two bottles of white wine (the first probably Pouilly-Fuissé) and then half a bottle of Moulin-à-Vent.
1961 ‘J. Welcome’ Beware of Midnight vi. 79 I ordered..a bottle of Moulin à Vent.
1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 121 Such a quintessential Beaujolais as Fleurie will be more characteristic than the bigger wines—the Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent.
1992 Good Food (BNC) Dec. 77 Serve a fuller-style Beaujolais (such as Moulin à Vent or Fleurie) or a mature Rioja.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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