red wine
noun
: a wine with a predominantly red color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes
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The tequila spent a full year aging in 12-year-old Yamazaki casks, specifically sherry and red wine barrels that were previously used to mature whisky.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Drinks, which are limited to a red wine, a white and just a few pre-mixed cocktails, are just $11 apiece.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
There's a bordelaise sauce which is a rich, red wine, demi-gloss kind of a sauce.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Each tasted different from the other, and after looking at the decoder, even more flavors began to come forward, like buttery toffee, juicy peach, and red wine.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Drinks, which are limited to a red wine, a white and just a few pre-mixed cocktails, are just $11 apiece.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
There's a bordelaise sauce which is a rich, red wine, demi-gloss kind of a sauce.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Each tasted different from the other, and after looking at the decoder, even more flavors began to come forward, like buttery toffee, juicy peach, and red wine.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for red wine
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“Red wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wine. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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