Rhine wine

American  

noun

1. any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.

2. any of a class of white wines, mostly light, still, and dry.

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Rhine wine British  

noun

1. any of several wines produced along the banks of the Rhine, characteristically a white table wine such as Riesling

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Etymology

Origin of Rhine wine

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Last week in a comfortable Oberaudorf apartment, Baron Magnus von Braun, tanned and vigorous, celebrated his 80th birthday, marked by a four-page letter from Wernher and a gift of twelve bottles of Rhine wine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Germany's President von Hindenburg also sent a signed picture of himself, together with 500 bottles of fine Rhine wine.

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A few hours later a Russian soldier appeared at Parks's house with a case of Rhine wine on his back.

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San Franciscans have marveled at the Rhine wine savor of his Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann, as well as the elegance of his Debussy and Ravel.

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At those meetings, the Minister for Foreign Affairs would give notice of the arrival of some remarkably superior Rhine wine at some merchant's in the town.

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm