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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1673, in the meaning defined above
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“Table wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20wine. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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table wine
noun
: a wine suitable for serving with food
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