Carlowitzn.
/ˈkɑːləvɪts//ˈkɑːləwɪts/ A red wine of Carlowitz on the Danube (above Belgrade).
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1858 Murray's Handbk. Trav. S. Germany 519 A good full-bodied red wine, known under the name of Karlowitzer.
1888 Catal. Cellar Wines (Christie, Manson & Woods) 24 July 7 One Bottle of Carlowitz.
1892 W. Gilbey & A. Gilbey Price List Wines 9 Castle Hungarian Claret Karlowitz.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. 93 The commoner vintages were not intolerable; you could drink Carlowitz if you tried, and the Austrian Vöslauer was not to be despised.
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