Get to know Gamay better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Gamay meaning
Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.
Using Gamay
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.
- In the example corpus, gamay often appears in combinations such as: the gamay, gamay grape.
Context around Gamay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gamay
- In this selection, "gamay" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, skinned, herrison, beaujolais, grape, noir and grapes stand out and add context to how "gamay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a gamay ranger and blend of gamay noir and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gamay" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gamay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He now patrols the waters of Botany Bay as a Gamay Ranger. (12 words)
Malivoire is knocking out some great wines and pushing the envelope on rosé and gamay. (15 words)
O'Kelley will also lead guests through a $40 boxed Herrison gamay from winemaker Francois Moutard. (16 words)
The wine is light-bodied and acidic owing to the lack of tannins in the thick-skinned gamay grape, one of the four main varieties grown in Burgundy, and is, unusually, fermented for only a few weeks. (37 words)
One of the best of these, a 2018 Thillardon Pet Nat Beaujolais Gamay, tasted like a late '90s Eurodance track (think Vengaboys) trapped in a strawberry Jolly Rancher: so juicy, so jumpy, and a little chaotic. (36 words)
While the French and Canadian examples are all made from the Gamay grape, the two Italians are made from Tereldego for the from Trentino in the north and probably Corvina for the near Venice. (34 words)
Example sentences (7)
Made from a blend of Gamay Noir and Pinot Noir, the Gamay grapes provided the exuberant fruit flavours, and the Pinot classed up the affair by providing the sophisticated backbone.
He now patrols the waters of Botany Bay as a Gamay Ranger.
The wine is light-bodied and acidic owing to the lack of tannins in the thick-skinned gamay grape, one of the four main varieties grown in Burgundy, and is, unusually, fermented for only a few weeks.
O'Kelley will also lead guests through a $40 boxed Herrison gamay from winemaker Francois Moutard.
One of the best of these, a 2018 Thillardon Pet Nat Beaujolais Gamay, tasted like a late '90s Eurodance track (think Vengaboys) trapped in a strawberry Jolly Rancher: so juicy, so jumpy, and a little chaotic.
Malivoire is knocking out some great wines and pushing the envelope on rosé and gamay.
While the French and Canadian examples are all made from the Gamay grape, the two Italians are made from Tereldego for the from Trentino in the north and probably Corvina for the near Venice.
Common combinations with gamay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: