Rudesheimern.
/ˈruːdəsˌhʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈrudəsˌ(h)aɪmər/ A fine white wine produced at Rüdesheim on the Rhine in Germany.
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Bacharacha1640
Rudesheimer1787
Marcobrunn1788
Johannisberger1822
Liebfraumilch1833
Niersteiner1833
Steinberger1833
Steinwein1833
Gewürztraminer1940
1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany III. lxiv. 236 The hill..enjoys the same sun..which makes the Budesheimer wine that grows on it little inferior to the Rudesheimer.
1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 548/1 I should prefer the worst Burgundy..to any Rudesheimer I met with.
1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein II. xi. 343 I drink..in a cup of Rudersheimer, to the continuance of her sagacity.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 456/2 The differences between the Johannisberger and Rudesheimer wines.
1866 M. E. Braddon Let. 24 Sept. in Harvard Libr. Bull. Apr. (1974) 141 If not Falernian, I could at least give you sparkling Moselle & Rhudesheimer.
1890 J. Fiske Let. 6 May (1940) 578 As to wines—order from S. S. Pierce the following: White a good sound Rudesheimer of about 1875, say 3 bottles. Red, a good sound Pontet Canet, say at $1. to $1.25 per bottle.
1902 R. le Gallienne Old Country House 78 ‘What shall we drink, dear?’ I ask. ‘Suppose we try some Rüdesheimer?’
1937 Life 1 Feb. 51 The trio lunched on sole with a bottle of Rüdesheimer 1921, had a Napoleon brandy with the coffee and fingerbowls shown above.
2006 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 21 Jan. F6 As a repository of the best German wines, it stocks half a million bottles from 300 vineyards (the treasures include a cask of 1653 Rudesheimer), and the wine list offers 600 labels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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