American wine

noun

Definition of American wine

: a U.S. wine made from grapes developed from or containing blood of an American wild grape (Vitis labrusca) and grown chiefly in the eastern or middle western part of the U.S.; broadly : any wine made in the U.S. — compare california wine

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