Sé·mil·lon also Se·mil·lon (s  m l-yô )n. 1. A variety of late-ripening grape, often blended with other grapes to produce a dry white wine. 2. A white wine produced from this grape. [French, from obsolete sémilion, from dialectal semilhoun, from Old Provençal semilhar, to sow, from seme, seed, from Latin s men; see semen.] |
Sémillon [ˈseɪmiːjɒn (French) semijɔ̃]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a white grape grown in the Bordeaux area of France and in Australia, used for making wine
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any of various white wines made from this grape
[French]
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