varietal wine

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• varietal wine — noun a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape • Syn: ↑varietal • Ant: ↑generic wine, ↑generic (for: ↑varietal) • Hypernyms: ↑wine, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• varietal — [və rī′ə təl] adj. 1. of, connected with, or characterizing a variety 2. constituting a distinct variety; specif., designating a wine that bears the name of the variety of grape from which it is made n. a varietal wine varietally adv …   English World dictionary

• wine — wineless, adj. winish, adj. /wuyn/, n., adj., v., wined, wining. n. 1. the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and… …   Universalium

• varietal — varietally, adv. /veuh ruy i tl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety. 2. constituting a variety. 3. (in U.S. winemaking) designating a wine made entirely or chiefly from one variety of grape. n. 4. a varietal… …   Universalium

• varietal — [və rʌɪət(ə)l] adjective 1》 (of a wine or grape) made from or belonging to a single specified variety of grape. 2》 chiefly Botany & Zoology relating to, forming, or characteristic of a variety. noun a varietal wine. Derivatives varietally adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• varietal — va•ri•e•tal [[t]vəˈraɪ ɪ tl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to a variety 2) constituting a variety 3) vin of or designating a wine made chiefly from one variety of grape 4) vin a varietal wine • Etymology: 1865–70 va•ri′e•tal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• Varietal — describes wines made primarily from a single named grape variety. [The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000.] winepros.com.au. Cite web|last= Oxford Companion to Wine | title= varietal |url=… …   Wikipedia

• Wine tasting — (often, in wine circles, simply tasting) is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine. While the practice of wine tasting is as ancient as its production, a more formalized methodology has slowly become established from the 14th century… …   Wikipedia

• Wine label — Wine labels are important sources of information for consumers since they tell the type and origin of the wine. The label is often the only resource a buyer has for evaluating the wine before purchasing it. Certain information is ordinarily… …   Wikipedia

• Wine law — Wine laws are legislation regulating various aspects of production and sales of wine. The purpose of wine laws includes combating wine fraud, by means of regulated protected designations of origin, labelling practices and classification of wine,… …   Wikipedia

• Wine clubs — are a developing extension of modern wine culture. Wine clubs are designed to provide costumers with a series of wine bottles on a monthly or quarterly basis that they would otherwise have to find and purchase on their own. Wine clubs often… …   Wikipedia