straw wine
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noun
a usually rich or sweet wine produced from grapes partially dried on the vine or picked and dried in the sun on a bed of straw or reeds.
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Origin of straw wine
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby straw wine
straw poll, Strawson, straw that breaks the camel's back, straw vote, strawweight, straw wine, strawworm, strawy, straw yellow, stray, Strayhorn
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straw wine
noun
any of several wines made from grapes dried on straw mats to increase their sugar strength
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