Phrase guide

grape wine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any wine made from grapes to the exclusion of all other fruits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

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noun

Meaning 2

Fermented juice of sound, ripe grapes (optionally with condensed grape must added before or after fermentation, and grape brandy or alcohol added after fermentation, with additional restrictions on the adding of such spirits if the wine is domestic and has a lot of alcohol); optionally with sugar or water added during or after fermentation (but only up to a specified maximum amount added, and, if the amount added is more than a specified benchmark, so that the resulting wine does not exceed specified maxima on solid, alcohol, and acid content); and with a specified maximum acidity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: US standards of identity

Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine

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History

Etymology

The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(a)(1).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гроздово вино (grozdovo vino) — wine made only from grapes