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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Included in their selection, though, is bottled Pilsner, white wine, prosecco, Weinschorle (a German wine spritzer), the odd and intense combination of prosecco and Red Bull, and of course, your standard house/well cocktails. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 Use white wine to cook chicken or seafood, and pour that red wine into a batch of spaghetti sauce. Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026 Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome, and well-known for its white wine, and her great aunt was the late Gina Lollobrigida, a star actress of the 1950s and '60s. CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome well-known for its white wine, and was participating in her fourth Olympics. Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white wine

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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 16 Feb. 2026.

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