white wine

American  

noun

white wines plural

1. wine having a yellowish to amber color derived from the light-colored grapes used in production, or from dark grapes whose skins, pulp, and seeds have been removed before fermentation.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• white wines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of white wine

1250–1300; Middle English; compare French vin blanc

Example Sentences

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white wine

To make it a party, serve some good crusty bread and salt-flecked butter on the side, along with a bottle of crisp Californian or Italian white wine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

His choice of a 2022 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet is the first white wine he has ever liked, while the red, a 1990 Chateau Lafite Rothschild from Pauillac in Bordeaux, is particularly poignant.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

When asked in 2018 by TV host Ellen DeGeneres what she would bring to a dinner party, she showed no hesitation in replying "white wine", before adding her preferences: "Sancerre, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc."

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

We ordered what I consider to be the perfect lunch: mussels poached in white wine and herbs, slices of crusty country loaf griddled in olive oil, and a plate of frites with aioli.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025

She reminded me of white wine in a fancy goblet.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine