different between vermouth vs sauterne

English

Etymology

From French vermout, vermouth, from German Wermut (“wormwood”). Doublet of wormwood.

The standard of identity in the United States is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(g).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??mu??/, /?v??m??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /v??mu?/
• Rhymes: -u??

Noun

vermouth (countable and uncountable, plural vermouths)

1. A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

   Hyponym: Martini

   • 2014, Ray Foley, Bartending For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons (?ISBN), page 116:

     Vermouth originated in the 18th century, when wine growers in the foothills of the French and Italian Alps developed a method of enhancing the taste of sour or uncompromising wines with the infusion of a variety of sweeteners, spices, herbs, roots, seeds, flowers, and peel.

2. (US standard of identity) An aperitif wine that matches the general description of vermouth.
3. A serving of vermouth.

Hyponyms

• sweet vermouth; dry vermouth, French (dated slang)

Translations

Further reading

• vermouth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From German Wermut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??.mut/

Noun

vermouth m (plural vermouths)

1. vermouth

Further reading

• “vermouth” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

vermouth

1. vermouth

English

Etymology

An intentional misspelling by American vintners of the name of the famed French wine region Sauternes and the wines they produce.

Noun

sauterne (countable and uncountable, plural sauternes)

1. (US) A wine imitating those of Sauternes.

Anagrams

• Saeteurn, seruante