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straw wine

American  

noun

  1. 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.


straw wine British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of straw wine

First recorded in 1815–25