Sauternes
Also known as Sautèrnas
commune in Gironde, France
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Place details
- Locality
- Sauternes
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 644
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Sauternes ( French pronunciation: [sotɛʁn]; Occitan: Sautèrnas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is also a wine region within the Graves portion of Bordeaux that produces sweet white dessert wines, named "Sauternes" after the commune, as well as some dry white wine.