red wine

noun

: a wine with a predominantly red color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes

Examples of red wine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In late April, a group of women with jangly earrings and effervescent energy sat in a beer garden in San Antonio with plastic cups of red wine in front of them. —Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

Add the red wine, pear juice, and orange liqueur. —John Kell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

While balsamic and red wine vinegar are powerhouses in cooking, and white can’t be beat for cleaning and laundry, apple cider vinegar has its own special spot in the kitchen arsenal. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 18 May 2026

Come evening, and the amber lighting of the Manor Inn beguiles; settle in with a pint of the local Wainwrights ale and its beef brisket with red wine gravy and roasted root vegetables. —Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for red wine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline