vin du pays
Americannoun
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vins du pays
plural
noun
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For Georges, vin du pays had become vin triste.
From Time Magazine Archive
For himself, he was quite satisfied with the long French loaf, the skinny chicken, the well-salted cream cheese, and the rough red vin du pays.
From Name and Fame A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
Nothing loth, Conrad followed the stranger, and they were soon imbibing some excellent vin du pays in a neighbouring tavern.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
Marie passed around the tray and decanted the "vin du pays".
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller
He was very anxious to furnish something—some "vin du pays;" but we told him all we wanted was fire, plenty of hot water, and a good scrubbing of floor and windows.
From Chateau and Country Life in France by Mary Alsop King Waddington
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