blanc de blancs

noun

variants or blanc de blanc

ˌbläⁿdəˈbläⁿ

plural blanc de blancs

: a still or sparkling white wine made from white grapes only

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, white from whites

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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