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

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

Those ignorant hobbledehoys actually turned up their noses at the admirable "Cotes du Rhone" wine, and begged for beer.

From The Days Before Yesterday by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord

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