Definition of JUG WINE

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Recent Examples on the Web Temecula hasn’t always had the best reputation with wine aficionados from up north scoffing at the amateurs making jug wine for Angelenos traveling via party bus. — BostonGlobe.com, "Wine lovers take note: Temecula, California, is the next Napa Valley - The Boston Globe," 1 Nov. 2019 In the 1990s, the family sought to increase scale by picking up the low-margin brands—such as Almaden and Inglenook jug wines—that larger alcohol companies were looking to shed. — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, "Constellation CEO Rob Sands to Step Down From Corona Brewer," 17 Oct. 2018 Lodi grapes were the fuel that fed the jug wine era. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why is star winemaker Tegan Passalacqua building a winery in Lodi?," 20 May 2018 In the old days, this might have been called a jug wine, in the best sense of the phrase. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "20 Wines Under $20: Touring the World, Familiar to Obscure," 25 Jan. 2018

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“Jug wine.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jug%20wine. Accessed 27 January 2020.