sauterne

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sauterne

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A deliberate misspelling by American vintners of the name of the famed French wine region Sauternes and the wines they produce.

noun sauternes

US, countable, uncountable A wine imitating those of Sauternes.

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"sauterne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sauterne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sauterne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sauterne

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"sauterne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sauterne.

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@misc{sauterne_2026,
  title = {sauterne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sauterne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}