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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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Guests were served Katkoot white wine as well as Cucinelli’s red wine. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 Most white wines are actually best at about the same temperature. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2025 Use white wine to cook chicken or seafood, and pour that red wine into a batch of spaghetti sauce. Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025 Lighter white wines can be poured a bit more, while fuller-bodied whites might benefit from a little less. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for white wine

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of white wine was in the 14th century

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“White wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20wine. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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