GENERIC WINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as 'vin rouge', 'vino rosso', 'rotwein', 'red wine', etc.), or by general class (as 'vin ordinaire', 'vin de table', 'vino da tavola', 'tafelwein', 'table wine', etc.)

Synonyms:

generic; generic wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("generic wine" is a kind of...):

vino; wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))

Antonym:

varietal wine (a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape)

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