Phrase guide

table wine

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Wine that is not fortified or sparkling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A low-quality wine, suitable for drinking at mealtimes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A grape wine containing at most fourteen percent alcohol by volume.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: US standards of identity

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4

noun

Meaning 4

wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wine, vino

Narrower terms: vin ordinaire

History

Etymology

The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(a)(2).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трапезно вино (trapezno vino) — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Dutch: tafelwijn — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Finnish: pöytäviini — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • French: vin de table — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • French: jaja — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Galician: viño de mesa — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • German: Tafelwein — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Hungarian: asztali bor — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Irish: fíon boird — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Russian: столо́вое вино́ (stolóvoje vinó) — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Spanish: vino de mesa — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • Ukrainian: столо́ве вино́ (stolóve vynó) — ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling