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

You can even add white wine, artichoke hearts and parsley to the dish, per this recipe.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 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

Midnight snack is Wheat Thins and Monterey Jack, accompanied by cheap white wine on ice and whatever AMC has to offer.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich