viognier
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Possibly named after the French city of Vienne, or from the Roman pronunciation of via Gehennae, meaning "road to Hell".[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvi.oʊnˈjeɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌviː.ɒnˈjeɪ/
Noun[edit]
viognier (countable and uncountable, plural viogniers)
- A type of white wine-producing grape.
- 2007 April 4, Florence Fabricant, “Chicken Meets Fingerlings, and Trumps Lobster”, in New York Times[2]:
- Though the red we drank was fine with the dish, a white, like a rich viognier with a pedigree — a Condrieu, of course — suits it in far better style.
- 2009 January 24, Gord Stimmell, “Greece, France, Australia shine in this release”, in Toronto Star[3]:
- In a contest, best value goes to the intensely densely fruited Western Range Julimar 2006 Shiraz/Viognier, where the white grape viognier adds lift to the dense red shiraz grapes.