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Chardonnayish en · ADJ

Etymology

From Chardonnay + -ish.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of Chardonnay wine.
    • For example, it is not stretching analogy beyond utility to describe many mid-Atlantic Seyvals as Chardonnayish in character and to contrast these wines with the more Germanic wines that are often produced from Seyval Blanc in the Finger Lakes. 1981, Wine East, volumes 9–12, page 16:

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