: 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
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian vinsanto, probably shortened from vino santo literally, "holy wine" or vino di santo "saint's wine"
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