vino de pasto

American  

[vee-noh duh pah-stoh, vee-naw the pahs-taw] / ˈvi noʊ də ˈpɑ stoʊ, ˈvi nɔ ðɛ ˈpɑs tɔ /

noun

1. a pale, dry sherry of Spain.

---

Etymology

Origin of vino de pasto

First recorded in 1820–25; from Spanish: literally, “pasture wine,” applied to a table wine, or an undistinguished sherry

Example Sentences

Men not yet very old remember the day when England had no vino de pasto fit to be drunk at meals; when they found only ports, sherries, and loaded clarets; and when they sighed in vain for light Rhine or Bordeaux growths, good ordinaire being to drink what bread is to food.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, these wines are even more heady and spirituous than those of the northern island; and there will be greater difficulty in converting them to the category vino de pasto, a light dinner-wine.

From Project Gutenberg