Sauternes
noun
- a sweet white wine produced in SW France near the Bordeaux region
- any of various white wines, of varying sweetness, produced elsewhere
See Sauternes in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or sau·ternes (sō-tûrnˈ, sô-)
noun pl. Sau·ternes (-tûrnˈ, -tûrnzˈ) - A delicate sweet white wine from the Bordeaux region of France, made from grapes that have been infected with noble rot.
- often sau·terne (-tûrnˈ) A sweet to moderately dry white wine from California.