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buttrig

English translation: buttery

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German term or phrase:buttrig
English translation:buttery
Entered by: Jon Fedler

09:17 Oct 23, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
German term or phrase: buttrig
Fragment from a description of a wine tasting, in a German book on wines.


" Wir beenden die Degustation und ich hole etwas zu essen. Getrunken wird dazu der buttrig, antiquert schmeckende Condrieu."
Jon Fedler
Local time: 22:02
buttery
Explanation:
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www.tablewine.com/archiv14.htm
www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/page.cfm/315
www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/food/99/09/09/UNCORKED.html
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Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 21:02
Grading comment
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5buttery
Erik Freitag
2 +1buttery
Francis Lee (X)


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
buttery


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 Min. (2006-10-23 09:20:49 GMT)
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www.tablewine.com/archiv14.htm
www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/page.cfm/315
www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/food/99/09/09/UNCORKED.html


Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  transatgees: My wife was in the wine trade for years.
8 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Louise Mawbey
9 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Jane Luther: I'm sure I've seen this used to describe wines in the past
10 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Dr. Georg Schweigart
18 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
  -> Danke!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
buttery


Explanation:
It's an alternative spelling of "butterig", which means buttery (acc. to the Oxford/Duden, at least). Quite what that means in a wine context is beyond me, though. Hence low CL.

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham
3 hrs
  -> Thanks for the recognition, Richard
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