red wine

/rɛd waɪn/

/rɛd waɪn/

Other forms: red wines

Definitions of red wine

1. noun

   wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes
   types:

   Beaujolais

   dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France

   Medoc

   red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France

   Pinot noir

   dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes

   claret, red Bordeaux

   dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine

   Chianti

   dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany

   Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon

   superior Bordeaux type of red wine

   Merlot

   dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

   Rioja

   dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain

   zinfandel

   dry fruity red wine from California

   Saint Emilion

   full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux

   type of:

   vino, wine

   fermented juice (of grapes especially)