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ice wine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sweet dessert wine made from grapes that are harvested after they have naturally frozen on the vine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque of German Eiswein.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ледено вино (ledeno vino) — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Bulgarian: снежно вино (snežno vino) — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Czech: ledové víno — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Dutch: ijswijn — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Finnish: jääviini — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • French: vin de glace — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • German: Eiswein — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Hungarian: jégbor — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Polish: wino lodowe — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Russian: ледяно́е вино́ (ledjanóje vinó) — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Turkish: buz şarabı — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine
  • Turkish: buzlu şarap — a sweet wine made from grapes that are harvested after being frozen on the vine