white wine
noun
: a wine ranging in color from faintly yellow to amber that is produced from the juice alone of dark- or light-colored grapes
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The tiny Greek island, only 90 minutes by ferry from Athens, has been renowned for generations as a dreamy, car-free outpost where the only traffic sound is the clip-clop of donkey hooves and the most stressful decision is which white wine to choose with dinner.
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Copeland broils her fish in a homemade marinade of brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce and white wine vinegar, pairing it with sweet potato mash on the side.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 May 2025
For the filling, pork loin is pounded thin and marinated in white wine, garlic, paprika, and sometimes a few hot chiles, as is the case with the spicy version at Taxca, where the guys behind the bar pile a bun high with the meat before dragging it through the jus.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025
One final note, while Sancerre is best-known as a white wine, there are two other wines in the appellation: Sancerre Rouge and Sancerre Rosé.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Copeland broils her fish in a homemade marinade of brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce and white wine vinegar, pairing it with sweet potato mash on the side.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 May 2025
For the filling, pork loin is pounded thin and marinated in white wine, garlic, paprika, and sometimes a few hot chiles, as is the case with the spicy version at Taxca, where the guys behind the bar pile a bun high with the meat before dragging it through the jus.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2025
One final note, while Sancerre is best-known as a white wine, there are two other wines in the appellation: Sancerre Rouge and Sancerre Rosé.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“White wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20wine. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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