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jug wine

American  

noun

  1. any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, especially a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts) or more.


Etymology

Origin of jug wine

First recorded in 1970–75


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We aren’t talking about the ghastly California jug wine that uses who-knows-what kinds of grapes grown in the arid Central Valley.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023

A 2006 trade agreement made this practice illegal, but many wines were grandfathered in, including California jug wine behemoth Carlo Rossi's famous "Chianti."

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022

Colombard is not considered one of the great wine grapes and is used mostly for cognac in France and white jug wine in California.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2017

At the time, the area was best known for inexpensive jug wine, a far cry from its current reputation as an elite U.S. wine-producing region.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2016

April brings a festival to the diminutive piazza, I found, with free Italian oompah music, fava beans and jug wine.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2011

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