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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

Example Sentences

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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

Mr Asimov might take a science fiction tour of even more exotic places such as Michigan, where for years we were known for making only sickening sweet jug wine.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2017

It was mostly jug wine, sold on the cheap.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2016

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

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