How to Use Sancerre in a Sentence

Sancerre

noun
  • As for what to drink, Sancerre is an elegant match for this fish dish.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 2024-06-14
  • 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
  • This wine from vineyards around Sancerre resembles its more illustrious neighbor.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 2023-04-13
  • Alas, schlepping a hamper of weeping pasta salad and lukewarm Sancerre has a way of tarnishing the daydream.
    — Sarah Karnasiewicz, wsj.com, 2023-05-12
  • White wines will keep outpacing reds; winegrowers in Sancerre even opened a new office in Bangkok in December.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • On the wicker coffee table, Lauder's book Palm Beach sat next to a silver wine bucket containing a bottle of Sancerre.
    — Chloe Malle, Travel + Leisure, 2022-02-27
  • With the Loire Valley’s vast wine regions spanning the Muscadet region on the western coast, all the way to the Sancerre region in the central north, there’s more to enjoy here than just wine.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 2024-03-28
  • Many skilled bartenders seem to scorn the Bloody Mary, regarding it as unserious and lightweight, just as many in the food world loathe brunch, the meal most often associated with the Bloody Mary, or wine people ridicule Sancerre, seeing it as a fallback order for people who know little about wine.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
  • While the Loire Valley is a large region spanning more than 600 miles of the Loire River, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are located in the Upper Loire sub-region, referred to in France as Centre Loire.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025

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