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

A little over an hour’s drive northeast from Naples is Benevento, a sleepy hilltop town of 55,000 people famed for its ancient Roman theater and Aglianico red wine. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025

White wine is often made with grapes that have had the skin removed, while red wine is made using the skin of the grapes. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Nov. 2025

There was Le Art Mal, wherein the Society spent months gathering hideous paintings and showcased them in a failing gallery, duping hoards of snobs into a fake opening, complete with bad cheese and red wine. —Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

Cocktails include Dark Tide (warm red wine infused with spices and citrus), Seasick Crocodile (melon, coconut, and banana liqueurs with orange and pineapple juices), Blackbeard’s Brew (rich, velvety espresso martini made with Titos, Kahlua, and La Colombe cold brew) and more. —Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for red wine

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