Rhine wine

noun

1. any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.
2. any of a class of white wines, mostly light, still, and dry.

Rhine wine

noun

1. any of several wines produced along the banks of the Rhine, characteristically a white table wine such as Riesling

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhine wine¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Early to bed and early to rise, his life was devoted to two things: erudition and Rhine wine.

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The wine people were plutocrats, and had red or white Rhine wine every day for dinner.

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He praised the Rhine wine highly, and thanked the Meisers for their hospitality.

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He answered inconsequentially, decanted Rhine wine into port, and betrayed absence of mind in all manner of ways.

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Assmanschausen is a red Rhine wine of high degree; some gourmets call it the Burgundy of the Rhine.

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