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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The ultimate shrimp scampi offers perfectly plump shrimp in a garlicky, lemony, white wine sauce. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025 Most of the recipes also require you to have your own pantry staples on hand, like butter, white wine vinegar, and eggs. Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025 Restaurant chains tapping into the trend include California Pizza Kitchen, which is currently offering red and white wine flights and a Mini Butter Cake Flight. Fielding Buck, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025 The wine industry is focused on Koshu white wines and hybrids like Muscat Bailey A. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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