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

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Etymology

Origin of white wine

1250–1300; Middle English; compare French vin blanc

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Example Sentences

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white wine

I first really understood this while making Alison Roman’s dill-packed potato-leek soup, published originally a little over five years ago, which finishes with white wine vinegar.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

But the white wine dominance could soon change -- threatened not by the war, but by climate change.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Just as white wine brightened Hemingway’s spirits long ago, it has lately been a bright spot in an otherwise dark time for the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

A splash of white wine or rice vinegar sharpens the whole skillet, lifting the richness without thinning it.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

After a lunch of white wine and tongue-size cutlets, we would retire to the gentlemen's lounge and talk about money.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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