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.

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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

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 To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir