Definitions of wine
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fermented juice (of grapes especially)
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synonyms:
vino
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types:
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vintage
a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
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red wine
wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes
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white wine
pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
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blush wine, pink wine, rose, rose wine
pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
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altar wine, sacramental wine
used in a communion service
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sparkling wine
effervescent wine
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Burgundy, Burgundy wine
red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
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Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
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California wine
any of various wines produced in California
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Cotes de Provence
a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
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dessert wine
still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
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Dubonnet
(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif
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jug wine
inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs
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macon, maconnais
fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
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plonk
a cheap wine of inferior quality
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retsina
Greek wine flavored with resin
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Rhone wine
any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France
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table wine
wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal
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Tokay
Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes
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vermouth
any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks
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generic, generic wine
a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape
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varietal, varietal wine
a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
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fortified wine
wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
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mulled wine
wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
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bubbly, champagne
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
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cold duck
pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
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Beaujolais
dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France
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Medoc
red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France
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Canary wine
a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
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Chablis, white Burgundy
dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it
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Montrachet
a white Burgundy wine
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Chardonnay, Pinot Chardonnay
dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
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Pinot noir
dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes
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Pinot blanc
dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes
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claret, red Bordeaux
dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
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Chianti
dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
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Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon
superior Bordeaux type of red wine
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Merlot
dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California
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Sauvignon blanc
a California wine
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Moselle
German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere
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Muscadet
dry white wine from the Loire valley in France
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Rhenish, Rhine wine, hock
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
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Rioja
dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain
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sack
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
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Soave
dry white Italian wine from Verona
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zinfandel
dry fruity red wine from California
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Sauterne, Sauternes
semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
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straw wine
sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats
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vin ordinaire
cheap French table wine of unspecified origin
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Italian vermouth, sweet vermouth
sweet dark amber variety
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French vermouth, dry vermouth
dry pale amber variety
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Chenin blanc
made in California and the Loire valley in France
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Verdicchio
a dry white Italian wine made from Verdicchio grapes
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Vouvray
a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley
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Yquem
a sweet white French wine
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Madeira
an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
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port, port wine
sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
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sherry
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
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Marsala
dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily
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muscadel, muscadelle, muscat, muscatel
wine from muscat grapes
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bishop
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
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negus
wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
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type of:
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alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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a red as dark as red wine
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synonyms:
wine-colored, wine-coloured
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type of:
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dark red
a red color that reflects little light
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dark red
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drink wine
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treat to wine
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