Sancerre

noun

San·​cerre säⁿ-ˈser How to pronounce Sancerre (audio)
: a dry white wine from the Loire valley of France

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Hoist a glass of Sancerre (€8) white wine and toast to summer in Normandy. — Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Sancerre can be superb and, after all, people are better off with good Sancerre than, say, pinot grigio. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025 White wines will keep outpacing reds; winegrowers in Sancerre even opened a new office in Bangkok in December. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 The town's 14th-century limestone tower—a symbol of the region gracing the labels of many Sancerre wine bottles—has been closed to the public for most of the past century. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Sancerre

Word History

Etymology

Sancerre, village in France

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sancerre was circa 1946

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“Sancerre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sancerre. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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