grape wine
Any wine made from grapes to the exclusion of all other fruitsAny wine made from grapes to the exclusion of all other fruits.
» We make grapes into wine.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any wine made from grapes to the exclusion of all other fruits.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Examples
1 sentencesWe make grapes into wine.
Origin
The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(aThe standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(a)(1).
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Forms
plural: grape wines| Singular | grape wine |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable