vin ordinaire
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of vin ordinaire
Literally, “ordinary wine”
Example Sentences
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“There I discovered a love of couscous, vin ordinaire, Gauloise cigarettes and those otherworldly Citroen sedans,” he wrote.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Gallo's Paisano, for example, is a passable vin ordinaire, even by French standards, and so is Petri's Viva Vino.
From Time Magazine Archive
First, the Modesto, Calif., company found a French partner--wine cooperative Sieur d'Arques, in the southern Languedoc area, the region that produces much of France's lower-priced vin ordinaire.
From Time Magazine Archive
The French abstain when they can from their ill-tasting tap water in favor of vin ordinaire, and abhor the ice water that Americans call for.
From Time Magazine Archive
To think that if I hadn’t met you I might have been trying the vin ordinaire on my way back!”
From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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