Rhine wine

Rhine wine
noun
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
• Syn: ↑Rhenish, ↑hock
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Rhenish (for: ↑Rhenish)
• Hypernyms: ↑white wine
• Hyponyms: ↑Riesling, ↑liebfraumilch

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\\ˈrīn-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized R
Etymology: rhine from Rhine, river in western Europe flowing from Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North sea
1. : a wine that is produced in the valley of the Rhine; especially : one that is light-bodied, dry, and white and that averages 7 to 10 percent ethyl alcohol by volume
2. : a wine that is similar to the white wine of the Rhine but is produced elsewhere (as in California or New York state)

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1. any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.
2. any of a class of white wines, mostly light, still, and dry.
[1835-45]

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Rhine wine noun
Wine made from grapes grown in the Rhine valley, esp hock
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Main Entry: ↑Rhine

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Rhine wine «ryn»,
1. wine produced in he valley of the Rhine. Most Rhine wines are light, dry, white wines.
2. a similar wine made elsewhere.

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