| 释义 |
Mateus, n.|mæˈteɪəs, ˈmæteɪəs|
[a. Pg. Mateus, the name of an estate at Vila Real, northern Portugal.]
A proprietary name for a semi-sparkling rosé wine first made on the Mateus estate and subsequently more widely in northern Portugal. More properly Mateus Rosé (since the brand is also used for white and red wines).
1949Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 24 May 1008/1 (in figure) Mateus... For wines. 1951S. Sitwell in Sunday Times 22 Apr. 4/6 The most delicious vin rose [sic] that I have ever tasted..is called Mateus, and it may be that the view of the lovely villa of that name, near Vila Real, which is upon the label, makes the wine taste even better... Mateus is delicious beyond words. 1967House & Garden Mar. 103/1 The river Douro, with its..beautiful valley, is..primarily the land of port... From this valley also comes the extremely popular Mateus Rosé. 1974‘G. Black’ Golden Cockatrice ii. 25, I was having dinner..and drinking a little Mateus with it. 1991Decanter Mar. 90/1 The Chardonnay-based lightly sparkling Prime Rose, aimed at the Mateus Rosé sector of the market. |