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Médoc 

a region in southwestern France between the left bank of the Gironde River (estuary of the Garonne River) and the Bay of Biscay; part of the Garonne lowland. Médoc is a low-lying plain, primarily cultivated in the east and occupied by dunes often planted with pine forests in the west. Near the coast is a system of lakes extending meridionally. It is an important French viticultural and wine-making region.
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A draught of this Medoc will defend us from the damps.
The Cask Of Amontillado by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
In any case, the far-seeing Frenchman had taken care not to forget in his collection some precious cuttings of the Medoc and Cote d'Or, upon which he founded his hopes.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
With him Sauterne was to Medoc what Catullus was to Homer.
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