white wine

noun

1. wine having a yellowish to amber color derived from the light-colored grapes used in production, or from dark grapes whose skins, pulp, and seeds have been removed before fermentation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white wine¹

1250–1300; Middle English; compare French vin blanc

Example Sentences

The fish could not be simpler to prepare: Seasoned with nothing more than salt and pepper and cooked in a buttery bath of white wine, it comes out of the oven deliciously moist and flaky.

From Salon

Usually if we get the mussels, we’ll have the white wine, but if we have a steak, we’ll have a nice Bordeaux.

From Los Angeles Times

“And then get a nice big bottle of cheap white wine to base the butt — Yes, hi!” she interrupts herself to go live on air.

From Salon

Rosé thus became a popular beverage, almost pagan, and acquired values in opposition to those of red and white wine, which were associated with the nobility and clergy.

From Salon

Even so, the mineral salts present in the tomb's liquid are consistent with the white wines currently produced in the territory, which belonged to the former province of Betis, especially Montilla-Moriles wines.

From Science Daily