white wine

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of white wine

1250–1300; Middle English; compare French vin blanc

Example Sentences

With a base of white wine made in New York’s Finger Lakes region, this brand new, very pretty aperitif brimming with tropical botanicals is the season’s must-have spritz-maker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cranberries from a family farm in New Jersey, flavored with orange juice, vanilla, dry white wine and the surprising pop of mustard seeds.

From The Wall Street Journal

These spicy, sometimes dry, sometimes sweet, sometimes kind of soapy-tasting white wines are like a loud guest at the table, dominating the conversation, drowning out everything and everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Its lavish, privately funded $73-million Performing Arts Center is the showpiece, where only white wine is sold, lest a splash of red stain the carpeting.

From Los Angeles Times