Rhone wine

American  

noun

1. any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean.

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Etymology

Origin of Rhone wine

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Rhone wine

This pour is unusually fruit-forward for a Rhone wine, the effect of a riper-than-usual year.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2021

A couple years ago, we did a blind tasting of Tablas Creek with a Perrin Rhone wine - it was a great way to contrast the fruit-forward California style with the relatively austere French.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2017

Rhone wine, that even at four livres the hogshead could not be sold at a profit.'

From Merry-Garden and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

We refreshed ourselves, a very hungry and thirsty company, with red Rhone wine, macaroni, cheese, fish, mutton, brown bread and a salad.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph

"Willingly!" assented Miss Belcher, holding out her glass to be replenished; "and the more so because I never drank better Rhone wine in my life."

From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir