Rhenish

/ˈrɛnɪʃ/

Definitions of Rhenish

1. adjective

   of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it
   “Rhenish wines tend to be sweet”
2. noun

   any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
   synonyms: Rhine wine, hock

   types:

   Riesling

   fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California

   liebfraumilch

   a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)

   type of:

   white wine

   pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation