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

Strawberries and white wine were on the menu, and - as has now become customary - one of the empty bottles was annotated and encased in a glass table to commemorate Sinner's latest success.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

In 2024, for the first time since the 1990s, white wine sales in the U.S. surpassed those of red wine, a trend that has only continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026

She was nervous, I could tell—not just because a fresh cashew tasted nothing like white wine but also because her voice was lower than usual.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie