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Chateaux en Espagne
[Castles in Spain.] A castle in the air; something that exists
only in the imagination. In Spain there are no châteaux. (See Castle )
Château.
Many wines are named after the manor on which the grapes are grown:
as Château Lafitte, Château La Tour, Château Margaux, Château Rose
(and Bordeaux), Château Yquem (a white Bordeaux), etc.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Chateaux en Espagne from Infoplease:
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