Jurançonn.
/ʒʊərɒnˈsɒ̃/ The white wine produced in Jurançon.
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1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines v. 138 The first growths of Jurançon and Gan bring two hundred francs the hectolitre.]
1920 A. L. Simon Blood of Grape ix. 243 Fine wines..from the Mediterranean Coast and the Pyrénées (..Rivesaltes, Jurancon, etc., etc.).
1926 P. M. Shand Bk. Wine v. 64 Like all fine wines, Jurançon owes its quality to one supreme and informing vine.
1969 L. Orizet Wine Bk. 144 The production seldom exceeds 400,000 gallons of genuine white Jurançon a year, and a few gallons of red wine.
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