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Sancerre

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Etymology

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From French Sancerre.

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Sancerre

  1. A commune and canton in the eastern part of the Loire valley in Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Noun

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Sancerre (countable and uncountable, plural Sancerres)

  1. A French wine from Sancerre.
    • 2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:
      In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours. Pack a picnic—a chilled bottle of Sancerre, cheese, olives, and a nice baguette—and hit the grassy knoll.
    • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 152:
      Lunch has been ruined, the Sancerre runs dry, but somehow, somehow, they’ll find a way to carry on.
    • 2022 October 22, Maureen Dowd, “Ralph Fiennes, Master of Monsters”, in The New York Times[1]:
      When I finally careered into the right place, 30 minutes late, he was sitting alone, looking sharp in a Timothy Everest navy wool suit, eating an appetizer, which he called “a chickpea thing” and drinking a glass of Sancerre.

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