Châteaux 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.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Châteaux en Espagne. [Castles in Spain.]

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