straw wine

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 mite, straw mushroom, straw poll, straw that breaks the camel's back, straw vote, straw wine, straw yellow, straw-boss, strawberry, strawberry bass, strawberry blite
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British Dictionary definitions for straw wine

straw wine

noun

any of several wines made from grapes dried on straw mats to increase their sugar strength
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