wijntje

Definitions of wijntje
  1. noun
    a red as dark as red wine
  2. noun
    fermented juice (of grapes especially)
    synonyms: druivenat, druivennat, wijn
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    bouwjaar, oogstjaar, vintage, wijnjaar, wijnoogst
    a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
    catharinavenster, giettrechter, radvenster, roosvenster, spruit
    pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
    dessertwijn
    still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
    bocht
    a cheap wine of inferior quality
    tafelwijn
    wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal
    tokayer
    Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes
    champagne
    a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
    beaujolais
    dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
    bordeaux
    dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
    chianti
    dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
    moezel, moezelwijn
    German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
    haam, rijnwijn
    any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
    sauternes
    semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
    madeira, madera
    an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
    sherry, xeres, xereswijn
    dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
    negus
    wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
    type of:
    alcohol, bedwelmingsmiddel, drank, intoxicant, spiritus, spraakwater
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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