Sylvanern.
/sɪlˈvɑːnə/ 1. A variety of vine first developed in German-speaking districts, the dominant form bearing white grapes; a vine or grape of this variety. Also attributive.
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muscadinec1785
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scuppernong1811
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Chardonnay1911
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Sylvaner1928
Syrah1928
Tokay wine1959
Mourvedre1967
1928 P. M. Shand Bk. French Wines vi. 201 The Gutedel..Ortlieber, Burger, Sylvaner, and Klevner are grown besides [in Alsace].
1963 Times 17 Jan. 4/6 It has the typical flavour of a wine made from Sylvaner grapes.
1965 A. Sichel Penguin Bk. Wines iii. 233 These four cantons, known as La Suisse Romande, produce 90 per cent of the total crop, the white wines from the Chasselas grape, the Pinot Gris, Marsanne.., the Riesling, Sylvaner and Traminer, and the red wines from the Burgundian grapes Gamay and Pinot.
1976 N. Roberts Face of France ii. 24 The so-called Tokay d'Alsace, or pinot gris, is made from black grapes, whereas..pinot blanc and sylvaner are made from white.
1981 T. McLean Medieval Eng. Gardens ix. 256 The Müller-Thurgau vine..is a cross between a Riesling and a Sylvaner.
2. The white wine made from the Sylvaner grape.
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Traminer1851
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Catawba1858
Canaiolo1862
Sémillon1875
Bual1882
mavrodaphne1882
verdelho1883
Grignolino1894
aligoté1912
Chenin Blanc1913
Verdicchio1940
Cinsault1945
Sylvaner1958
Chardonnay1959
Gamza1959
Shiraz1966
cab sav1974
Lambrusco1986
Syrah1998
1958 A. L. Simon Dict. Wines 152/2 Sylvaner, a free-bearing white-wine grape grown extensively in Germany and in Alsace. Much Alsation wine (white) made from Sylvaner grapes is marketed under the name of Sylvaner.
1961 Sepectator 24 Nov. 756 [The wines] are labelled according to the grapes used, as in Alsace... The commonest names are Riesling..Sauvignon, Sylvaner, [etc.].
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