Wine Waɪn Selection Drink Grapes House Noun Sparkling

• sparkling wine
• a dry/sweet wine
• red/rosé/white wine
• a selection of fine wines

wine

1. an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes that has been left to ferment. There are many different kinds of wine.
• SEE ALSO blush wine
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• sparkling wine
• a dry/sweet wine
• red/rosé/white wine
• a selection of fine wines
• a glass/bottle of wine
• He never drank wine, beer or spirits.
• French/Italian/Australian wines
• We ordered the house wine (= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name).
• The region produces top-quality wines.
• the wine industry
• Do you serve wine by the glass?
• wines from other regions of France
• wines from native grapes

Extra Examples

• A good selection of wine by the glass was on offer.
• About 60% of Australia's wine is produced in South Australia.
• Do you drink wine?
• He went to Chile to taste wines.
• I took another bottle from the wine rack.
• I'll have some wine, please.
• Open the wine an hour before the meal to let it breathe.
• She took a sip of her wine.
• The restaurant's house wines are Australian.
• The restaurant's house wines are an Australian Chardonnay and a French red.
• The supermarket holds occasional wine-tasting sessions.
• The waiter went around pouring the wine.
• The waiter went round topping up people's wine.
• The wine flowed freely at the party.
• The wine had gone to his head and he was starting to talk rubbish.
• The winery has been making wine for a couple of centuries.
• The younger wines will be mature after about three years.
• They always ply their clients with wine before getting down to business.
• We hold occasional wine-tasting sessions.
• Would you like another drop of wine?
• a cheap sour wine
• a farm at the edge of northern California's wine country
• a wine-growing region
• fortified wines such as port and sherry
• some new wines from South Africa
• wine aged in the bottle
2. an alcoholic drink made from plants or fruits other than grapes
• elderberry/rice wine
3. a dark red colour

Word Origin

• Old English wīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijn, German Wein, based on Latin vinum.