retsina

American  

[ret-suh-nuh, ret-see-nuh, re-tsee-nah] / ˈrɛt sə nə, rɛtˈsi nə, rɛˈtsi nɑ /

noun

1. a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.

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retsina British  

/ rɛtˈsiːnə, ˈrɛtsɪnə /

noun

1. a Greek wine flavoured with resin

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Etymology

Origin of retsina

1935–40; < Modern Greek < Medieval Latin resina resin

Example Sentences

Nor do I think they confuse other Greek wines with retsina, a traditional wine flavored with the sap of the Aleppo pine, which tourist manuals over generations have warned people to avoid.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Intrepid wine lovers might want to take a chance with a retsina.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Compare today with Shakespearean-era Globe Theatre audiences with groundlings, boisterous Comedie-Francaise fans or ancient Greeks taking in epic tragedies and large wineskins of retsina outdoors.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2018

"Costa del Ephesus, big hair, slightly 80s, too much retsina, and recognisable tunes, sung mariachi-style," is how Hall puts it.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

Around Gaios, there are places where you can anchor stern-to the quay, as the skippers did in Homer's time, sip retsina and sample seafood at a waterfront caf�.

From Time Magazine Archive