table wine

noun

: an unfortified wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol by volume and usually suitable for serving with food

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The grape variety— a crossing of Pinot Noir and Grenache—is usually more of a work horse grown on Madeira, relegated to blends or table wine. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 While sales of Douro table wines are rising, those of port wines — which are more profitable — have fallen steadily in recent years because of changing consumer habits. Jessica Mathews, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024 The $50+ table wine segment also saw an increase of almost 1% over the past six months, with domestic wines up nearly 3% in this tier. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 This 100 percent Sangiovese, single-vineyard wine has been produced since 1982, and since then its designation has graduated from table wine to IGT to Chianti Classico Riserva to Gran Selezione. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for table wine 

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of table wine was in 1673

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“Table wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20wine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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table wine

noun
: a wine suitable for serving with food
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