red wine
noun
: a wine with a predominantly red color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes
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Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 7 May 2026
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—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
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Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 7 May 2026
Hearty and wholesome, this pasta salad is loaded with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lentils, salty cheese, and parsley, all cloaked in a light and bright red wine vinaigrette.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
Take your pick among the almost limitless permutations of red wine, white wine, sparkling wine, pet-nat wine, ancestral wine, orange wine, biodynamic wine, vegan wine, and more.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Learn how to get red wine stains out of clothes, table linens, upholstery, and carpet.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
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“Red wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wine. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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