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Liebfraumilch

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Liebfraumilch [ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk (German) ˈliːpfraumɪlç], Liebfrauenmilch (German) [liːpˈfrauənmɪlç]
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(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a white table wine from the Rhine vineyards
[German: from Liebfrau the Virgin Mary + Milch milk; after Liebfrauenstift convent in Worms where the wine was originally made]
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Noun1.liebfraumilch - a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
hock, Rhenish, Rhine wine - any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
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Don''t be misled by memories of cheap Liebfraumilch - get yourself into a good wine shop, ask nicely, and, if you''ve been good, they''ll let you saunter off with what is widely regarded as some of the best white wine in the world.
Sommelier - Mathew Sloane by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
But beware, it'll leave you feeling thirsty, and not for a bottle of Liebfraumilch.
Sideways (More4, 9pm) by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
99, Co-op BEST BUY If you have given German wine the body swerve since the days of sugary Liebfraumilch, try this lemony, dry and crisp Riesling with gentle hints of grapefruit.
WINE SELLER; Four of the best supermarket shelves by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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