Seyssel
(ˈseɪsɛl)
The name of two villages on the upper Rhône, used attrib. or absol. to designate various white wines made there.
| 1926 P. M. Shand Book of Wine v. 171 The best-known Savoy wine is Seyssel... Much of the wine sold as Seyssel only enjoys the type-name by courtesy. 1968 V. & M. Pettitt Len Deighton's Travel Dossier 46 Savoy... Seyssel wines (much is made into ‘vin mousseux’). 1968 [see Roussette 3]. |