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Ar·neis | \ ˌär-ˈnāz 
, -ˈnās \
, -ˈnās \variants:
or less commonly arneis
Definition of Arneis
: a dry white wine from the Piedmont region of Italy
Arneis is a rich, gloriously fruity, mouth-filling wine that is soft, even unctuous.— Robert M. Parker, Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide, 1989 also : the grape from which Arneis wine is made Arneis, an ancient white grape of Italy’s Piedmont, had almost disappeared 25 years ago. — Gerald Asher, Gourmet, March 2004
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