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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Light brown sugar and white wine vinegar: Add some extra sweet and sour flavor to the ketchup glaze. Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024 Ingredients: 1kg floury potatoes 3 large onions, sliced 1 tsp butter 100ml white wine 1 large Reblochon (500g) 250g smoked lardons (or smoked bacon, diced) 100ml double cream sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper Method: Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024 The menu, dreamed up by chef Michael Alfeld, features continental and coastal dishes like Cajun chicken, cottage pie, lobster ginger halibut, and stuffed Atlantic cod with white wine butter. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 Courtin-Clarins, for example, advises combining spinach with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and white wine vinegar to create a simple salad. Ana Morales, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white wine 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Nov. 2024.

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