A wine coming from that area.
Used in a Sentence
bordeaux
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bordeaux.
Editorial note
That wine is from Bordeaux, and even if I don't drink Bordeaux actively anymore, it marked my life.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A wine coming from that area.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bordeaux gathered in one view.
The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Claret (color).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bordeaux.
noun
A wine coming from that area.
noun
The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
noun
Claret (color).
noun
Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture. [A mixture of copper sulfate and lime that is sprayed on plants as a fungicide.]
Example sentences
That wine is from Bordeaux, and even if I don't drink Bordeaux actively anymore, it marked my life.
The french TGV will soon take 2 hours and 5 minutes to go from Paris to Bordeaux (567 km).
Just saying that the guys in Bordeaux and in Piedmont have been at the red wine thing for the last 2000 years, pre any marketing-to-unsuspecting-masses techniques.
What do you think are the biggest problems with bordeaux-threads?
But I'd put money that every experienced taster was able to deduce in blind tasting the bordeaux from the (insert other wine type??).
I may tell you this bordeaux is cheap and acidic, but at no point was I mistaking it for a bottle of Rose.
Threads and locking Bordeaux Threads Modern networking: e.g.
He presented the same Bordeaux superior wine to 57 volunteers a week apart and in two different bottles – one for a table wine, the other for a grand cru.
> I may tell you this bordeaux is cheap and acidic, but at no point was I mistaking it for a bottle of Rose.
The people who now claim to especially prize (when they see the label) a certain wine grown in a certain year in a certain valley in Bordeaux could just as easily decide tomorrow to feel the same way about a different wine grown in that valley, or about a new wine grown in Tasmania.
For your average Joe, yet is probably is (it certainly is for myself), but those who are 'trained' in the field or have had experience will be able to taste subtle differences between a £10 bottle of wine from Bordeaux and a £10 bottle of wine from Cali.
Quote examples
The wines were the same: "He presented the same Bordeaux superior wine"
According to Wikipedia [1] it’s only 30% (650mm/year, while it’s 980mm/year in Bordeaux or 800mm/year in Nice [2]) > the random brasserie is an expensive tourist trap To be fair, a lot of “random brasseries” are pretty good, you can eat a good meal for €10 everywhere in the city.
Proper noun examples
He found a solution, which he called 'Bordeaux Mixture' and that combined copper sulphate, water, and lime.
Bordeaux is one of those regions, super predictable, super standardized and most of the time boring.
Bordeaux mixture's pretty nasty stuff, but it's been used on many types of fruits for a couple of centuries, not just bananas.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bordeaux in a sentence?
That wine is from Bordeaux, and even if I don't drink Bordeaux actively anymore, it marked my life.
What does bordeaux mean?
A wine coming from that area.
What part of speech is bordeaux?
bordeaux is commonly used as noun.