vino de pasto

[ vee-noh duh pah-stoh; Spanish vee-naw the pahs-taw ]

noun

1. a pale, dry sherry of Spain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vino de pasto¹

First recorded in 1820–25; from Spanish: literally, “pasture wine,” applied to a table wine, or an undistinguished sherry

Example Sentences

Moreover, these wines are even more heady and spirituous than those of the northern island; and there will be greater difficulty in converting them to the category vino de pasto, a light dinner-wine.

From Project Gutenberg

Men not yet very old remember the day when England had no vino de pasto fit to be drunk at meals; when they found only ports, sherries, and loaded clarets; and when they sighed in vain for light Rhine or Bordeaux growths, good ordinaire being to drink what bread is to food.

From Project Gutenberg