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Definition of Sémillon in English: Sémillonnoun ˈsɛmɪjɒ̃ˌsemēlˈyän mass noun1A variety of white wine grape grown in France and elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples - Three grape varieties are planted: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle.
- Sémillon ripens earlier in the season than most grapes and is less likely to be damaged by rains or frost.
- An essential white grape of Bordeaux, Sémillon is a golden-berried goddess, producing some of the longest-lasting white wines ever made.
- 1.1 A white wine made from the Semillon grape.
Example sentencesExamples - Drinking Semillon is like drinking a tropical fruit mix topped with honey.
- In the great, long-lived dry whites of Graves and Pessac-Léognan Sémillon usually predominates and inspires rich, golden, honeyed, viscous wines quite unlike any Sémillons made elsewhere.
Origin French dialect, based on Latin semen 'seed'. Definition of Sémillon in US English: Sémillonnounˌsemēlˈyän 1A variety of white wine grape grown in France and elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples - Sémillon ripens earlier in the season than most grapes and is less likely to be damaged by rains or frost.
- Three grape varieties are planted: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle.
- An essential white grape of Bordeaux, Sémillon is a golden-berried goddess, producing some of the longest-lasting white wines ever made.
- 1.1 A white wine made from the Semillon grape.
Example sentencesExamples - Drinking Semillon is like drinking a tropical fruit mix topped with honey.
- In the great, long-lived dry whites of Graves and Pessac-Léognan Sémillon usually predominates and inspires rich, golden, honeyed, viscous wines quite unlike any Sémillons made elsewhere.
Origin French dialect, based on Latin semen ‘seed’. |