table wine

noun

: an unfortified wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol by volume and usually suitable for serving with food

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In 2022, a Spanish operation was dismantled that authorities said could have passed off as much as 40 million bottles of cheap table wine as finer tipples. Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024 The grape variety— a crossing of Pinot Noir and Grenache—is usually more of a work horse grown on Madeira, relegated to blends or table wine. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 While sales of Douro table wines are rising, those of port wines — which are more profitable — have fallen steadily in recent years because of changing consumer habits. Jessica Mathews, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024 The $50+ table wine segment also saw an increase of almost 1% over the past six months, with domestic wines up nearly 3% in this tier. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for table wine 

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of table wine was in 1673

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“Table wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20wine. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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table wine

noun
: a wine suitable for serving with food
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