white wine

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noun

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.

Origin of white wine

1250–1300; Middle English; compare French vin blanc

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Related Words for white wine

Gewurztraminer, Liebfraumilch, Moselle, Orvieto, Rhine, Riesling, chablis, chardonnay

Examples from the Web for white wine

Historical Examples of white wine

Where are you to find the white-wine vinegar in the Savannahs?
Roland Cashel
Charles James Lever
If the puddings are baked or boiled, serve them with white-wine sauce, or butter and sugar.
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
William Kitchiner
The boar's head looks excellent with its white-wine sauce; so does the crayfish soup.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales
Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
After other 24 hours draw it into another barrel, and then it will be clear and pale like White-wine.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
Kenelm Digby
There season it with a little Sugar, and four or five spoonfuls of White-wine or Sack.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
Kenelm Digby