vin ordinaire

American  

[van nawr-dee-ner] / vɛ̃ nɔr diˈnɛr /

noun

French.

plural

vins ordinaires

1. inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.

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vin ordinaire British  

/ vɛ̃n ɔrdinɛr /

noun

1. cheap table wine, esp French

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Etymology

Origin of vin ordinaire

Literally, “ordinary wine”

Example Sentences

“There I discovered a love of couscous, vin ordinaire, Gauloise cigarettes and those otherworldly Citroen sedans,” he wrote.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021

Next day Destiny rapped at F�lix Gouin's office door, strode past his black poodle Jim, and confronted him above the coffee, cheese, apple and bottle of vin ordinaire upon his desk.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pr�fontaines is very much a vin ordinaire, the sturdy stuff that washes down the bread and cheese and accounts for 90% of the 1.5 billion gal. of wine drunk by Frenchmen every year.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1924, the winegrowers of France had a fine grape crop, and produced more "vin ordinaire" than was needed.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have a fire there, soup, bread, and vin ordinaire are ready, and there is enough for all.

From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger