varietal wine

noun

variants or less commonly varietal
: a wine (such as merlot) bearing the name of the principal grape from which it is produced

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While the grape was first approved for production as a single varietal wine in 2021, it has been cultivated in the Duero Valley since the Middle Ages and has been used in small amounts alongside Tempranillo as a blending grape, much the way Viognier is added to Syrah in the northern Rhône. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025 First promoted as a varietal wine by Bodega Tierra Roja’s Christian Villamor in 2010, the Vischoqueña mantel has since been taken up by Yokich, Cepa de Oro, and Jardín Oculto among others. Marianne Perez-Fransius, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of varietal wine was in 1950

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“Varietal wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varietal%20wine. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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