Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of northwest Italy bordering on France and Switzerland. Separated from Piedmont in the 1940s, it has a predominantly French linguistic and cultural heritage.
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- proper noun A
French -speaking region of northernItaly . - proper noun The sole province of Valle d'Aosta, consisting of the whole region.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a region in northwestern Italy
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Examples
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I don't get to taste wines of the Valle d'Aosta as often as I'd like but I did recently get to drink and write-up the 2004 Fumin from Grosjean Frères.
Italy's Alpine Wine Region: Exploring the Valle d'Aosta 2009
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I had the best intentions of making a traditional Valle d'Aosta dish to go with this wine but in the end we had Rachael Ray's "deconstructed lasagna"--a house favorite for hitting all the flavor notes of the famous baked pasta dish without all the headache and planning ahead.
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This January we'll sample some of the wine and food of Valle d'Aosta.
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The valley became known as Vallis Augusta, which in the local dialect ended up as the modern Valle d'Aosta.
Italy's Alpine Wine Region: Exploring the Valle d'Aosta 2009
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Made from Petit Rouge, a grape grown only in the Valle d'Aosta, I loved this wine's aromas of cherries, thyme, and crushed rocks.
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With our wine I'll be making some traditional food from the Valle d'Aosta--fonduta, which is the Italian version of fondue, served warm over squares of fried polenta.
Italy's Alpine Wine Region: Exploring the Valle d'Aosta 2009
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This January we'll sample some of the wine and food of Valle d'Aosta.
Italy's Alpine Wine Region: Exploring the Valle d'Aosta 2009
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Home to thirteen indigenous grapes, the rocky soils of Valle d'Aosta produce wines that are distinctive and may remind you more of what's produced over the border in France. photo by cortomaltese
Italy's Alpine Wine Region: Exploring the Valle d'Aosta 2009
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Home to thirteen indigenous grapes, the rocky soils of Valle d'Aosta produce wines that are distinctive and may remind you more of what's produced over the border in France. photo by cortomaltese
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Made from Petit Rouge, a grape grown only in the Valle d'Aosta, I loved this wine's aromas of cherries, thyme, and crushed rocks.
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