Definition of vin santo
: an amber-colored wine of variable sweetness that is produced in Tuscany from partially dried grapes
- In Italy, grapes for vin santo hang from rafters in warm attics for months after the harvest, their juice gradually becoming more concentrated.
- —Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 Jan. 1993
- What I liked best, though, was a glass of Vin Santo, a sweet Tuscan wine made from aged Trebbiano grapes, served with crunchy almond biscotti for dunking.
- —Caroline Bates, Gourmet, May 1988
