jug wine

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Definition of jug wine

: table wine sold in large bottles

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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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