Barsac
a village and winegrowing district in gironde, in sw france.
a sweet, white sauterne from here.
historical examples
i was smoking restlessly in the conservatory of the hotel when a bellboy brought me the card of captain le vicmte de barsac.
the adventures of a modest man robert w. chambers
it was astonishing to see how tirelessly de barsac held those opera-gl-sses, which must have weighed at least an ounce.
the adventures of a modest man robert w. chambers
so i bought a cooked chicken and a bottle of barsac, and mounting to the apartment of the invalid, i made him eat and drink.
ballads of a bohemian robert w. service
per favour of the barsac, however, florence ventured to try what a little raillery might do.
tales and novels, volume 9 (of 10) maria edgeworth
so, with my daughters in the centre, and captain de barsac and myself thrown out in strong flanking parties, we began our march.
the adventures of a modest man robert w. chambers
there are other good crops made in the same parishes of sauterne, prignac, and barsac; but none as good as these.
memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies, from the papers of thomas jefferson thomas jefferson
noun
a sweet french white wine produced around the town of barsac in the gironde
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