[ noun ] a region of southwestern France <noun.location>
Gascogne \Gascogne\ prop. n. A region of southwestern France; Gascony.
Syn: Gascony. [WordNet 1.5]
Yves Grassa, best known for his Cotes de Gascogne, plays to extremely good effect with the white burgundy grape and some top quality barrels. Viogniers Pounds 4.99 and Pounds 5.49 (LD).
Sea patrol aircraft, a navy corvette and a tugboat were used to intercept the Costa de Irlanda in the Gulf of Gascogne, about 35 miles from the Atlantic coast, maritime authorities said in a communique.
The official communique said the seizure followed a series of incidents in which Spanish trawlers operated illegally in the Gulf of Gascogne.
Although the 1991 crop of Vin de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne was much reduced, this is typical of a region managing to inject more and more flavour into its once-anodyne whites.