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white wine
noun
: a wine ranging in color from faintly yellow to amber that is produced from the juice alone of dark- or light-colored grapes
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Serve with a chunk of crusty bread and the white wine used for cooking.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
In the past several years, however, there has been a renaissance in white wines from Rioja as consumer tastes have shifted, and white grapes have been on the rise.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Red wine contains antioxidants from grape skin that are not found in white wine or other types of alcohol.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
The dish: The seasonal vegetable pie features a thick, flaky crust wrapped around butternut squash, white sweet potato, carrots, celery and caramelized onions soaked in an herbed white wine sauce.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“White wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20wine. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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