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Meaning of cuvée | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kuˈveɪ

Definitions

  1. Wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.
  2. The first (and highest quality) grape juice to be produced, from a given batch of gently pressed grapes.

Equivalents

Français cuvée cuvée

Examples

“In every first pressing there are ordinarily two-thirds of fine wine, one-half third of the wine of the cut, and one-half third of the wine of the press; thus one cuvee of five or six pieces of wine will consist of nine or ten of fine, three or four of taille, and two or three of the press.”
“Prestige or luxury cuvées are wines designed for those who prefer greater luxuries than simple vintage wines.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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