Meaning of cuvée | Babel Free

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.
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Equivalents

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.”

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