Chateau Migraine en · NOUN
Etymology
From chateau (“a wine-producing estate”) + migraine (“a severe headache”). Compare, for example, Château d'Armailhac or numerous other French wineries.
Meanings
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(humorous, slang) Wine or other spirits of low quality, thought to cause a headache.
The flesh therefore does not determine the color. What determines the color is the intensity of natural dyes that are present in the grape skin (and in the cheap stuff the added dyes, abundantly present in most "Chateau Migraines").
2019, Roel Peters, “Rosé”, in RP Vinos:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau Migraines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| château migraine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Chateaux Migraine | Number=Plur | uncommon | lexicographic |
| Château Migraine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chateau migraine | alternative | lexicographic |