cuvée

== English == === Alternative forms === cuvee === Etymology === From French cuvée, from cuve (“vat, tank”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈveɪ/ === Noun === cuvée (plural cuvées) Wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties. (especially of champagne) The first (and highest quality) grape juice to be produced, from a given batch of gently pressed grapes. == French == === Etymology === From cuve (“vat; tank”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ky.ve/ === Noun === cuvée f (plural cuvées) the quantity of wine in a fermentation vessel a cuvée (blend of wine) vintage Synonym: millésime (colloquial) batch, group; group of students who celebrate graduation the same year ==== Derived terms ==== première cuvée seconde cuvée troisième cuvée === Further reading === “cuvée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === vécue