Definitions

white wine

NOUN

wine from light-colored grapes

Synonyms

WEAK

Gewurztraminer Liebfraumilch Moselle Orvieto Rhine Riesling asti spumante chablis chardonnay chenin blanc osso buco

Example Sentences

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To make it a party, serve some good crusty bread and salt-flecked butter on the side, along with a bottle of crisp Californian or Italian white wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

His choice of a 2022 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet is the first white wine he has ever liked, while the red, a 1990 Chateau Lafite Rothschild from Pauillac in Bordeaux, is particularly poignant.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A splash of white wine or rice vinegar sharpens the whole skillet, lifting the richness without thinning it.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

When asked in 2018 by TV host Ellen DeGeneres what she would bring to a dinner party, she showed no hesitation in replying "white wine", before adding her preferences: "Sancerre, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc."

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

She demanded other dishes, special preparations, sauces g/acees, a blanquette of veal seasoned with oysters, chapon Flandrois in white wine, pluck and numbles rubbed with Ceylon herbs.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson