Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variety of grape grown in France that is used to make red wine, especially Beaujolais.
- noun A light red wine made from this grape.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This $20 gamay is elegant and definitely Old World, showing restrained blackberry-cranberry fruit with violets, black peppercorns and an amazing undercurrent of gravel and minerals.
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This $20 gamay is elegant and definitely Old World, showing restrained blackberry-cranberry fruit with violets, black peppercorns and an amazing undercurrent of gravel and minerals.
What We Drank 2009
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This $20 gamay is elegant and definitely Old World, showing restrained blackberry-cranberry fruit with violets, black peppercorns and an amazing undercurrent of gravel and minerals.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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Every time I have a Beaujolais like this, I wonder why no one in New York is doing anything interesting with the gamay grape.
What We Drank 2009
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Every time I have a Beaujolais like this, I wonder why no one in New York is doing anything interesting with the gamay grape.
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If it had to be a red, I would have gone with one with much lower alcohol … perhaps a domestic gamay … who is this white house joker anyway?
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Passetoutgrain is the rare red Burgundy that allows grapes other than pinot noir in the wine since it is a blend that includes gamay.
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Every time I have a Beaujolais like this, I wonder why no one in New York is doing anything interesting with the gamay grape.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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This straight up gamay (as opposed to the Passetougrains) from the strong vintage 2006 has a slight savory note to it as well as wild strawberries.
Three light, rewarding reds under $20: Produttori, Pataille, Michaud | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The resulting wine combines the gulpability of gamay with the structure of pinot.
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