primeurs

They were all "primeurs" -- the gardens lying in full sun and were sent off to the Paris market.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

During the 'primeurs' week in Bordeaux, Chinese buyers were out in record numbers to taste the vintages and place orders for wines that will be delivered in a year.

IOL: News 2010

During the 'primeurs' week in Bordeaux, Chinese buyers were out in record numbers to taste the vintages and place orders for wines that will be delivered in a year.

IOL: News 2010

Prices for top Bordeaux wines of the most recent harvest, the so-called 2008 "primeurs," have dropped markedly as big wine buyers turn cautious in the current economic crisis.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Claude Canellas 2009

Bordeaux first growths that commanded ridiculous $500-a-bottle "en primeurs" (pre-release) prices last year have quietly released this year's primeurs at half the price.

India's Wine Woes Now Will Benefit Consumers Later Rajeev Samant 2009

Robert Parker swirls, sniffs, and spits his way from one chteau to the next every March during primeurs.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

Robert Parker swirls, sniffs, and spits his way from one chteau to the next every March during primeurs.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

_Legumes et fruits primeurs_, early vegetables and fruits.

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

All these may be found at the Paris markets to-day, and at these seasons, but the growing of _primeurs_ for the Paris markets has become a great industry since the time it was first begun at Versailles.

Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus

Roscoff is famous for its primeurs, or early vegetables.

The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 Various