mousseux
/muːˈsəː
/ /musø/adjective
(Of wine) sparkling: vin mousseux...
- Landron's Muscadets (bottled under the Domaine de la Louvetrie label) are stellar, and I did not know that we would be getting in a bit of Jo's vin mousseux as well.
- Villages where grapes for AOC Anjou mousseux are grown are marked.
noun (plural same) [mass noun]
Sparkling wine.Saumur's most important wine (and France's most important mousseux) is Saumur Mousseux, a well-priced sparkling wine made from Chenin Blanc grapes with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc....
- Yet just the other day I was charged a stunning 23 quid for a dreadful bottle of mousseux.
- We also received a complimentary bottle of mousseux that was very good.
Origin
From French, from mousse 'froth'.
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