red wine
noun
: a wine with a predominantly red color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes
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Aficionados of Napa Valley red wine are always on the hunt for exclusive new bottles to add to their cellar.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
Riedel Heart to Heart Cabernet Sauvignon Glasses, Set of 2
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Sauvignon Blanc Glass/Riesling Glass/Chardonnay Glass
While red wine glasses are generally more oversized with larger bowls because the wines need to breathe, white wine glasses tend to be smaller with narrower bowls.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024
Go for Sunday brunch, and wash it all down with their organic house red wine from Gaillac.
L’Avant Comptoir de La Terre
Few things bring a smile to my face faster than a gallon of cornichons sidling up to a big bowl of butter.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
As for pairing, chef suggests their Conquistador red wine or the blood orange IPA.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Catena’s father, Nicolás, first settled on the Adrianna site in 1992 after renowned French vintner Jacques Lurton said that the family’s Catena Malbec tasted like a Cabernet from the Languedoc, a warm French region known at the time for an over-ripe style of red wine.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Moderate consumption of red wine may also be linked to lower incidence of coronary heart disease.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Here’s an interesting tasting exercise: Two red wines of the same price but widely divergent expressions.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
The architect Levin and AOL CEO Case agreed to the merger in secret, over dinner and a bottle of red wine in a Manhattan hotel room in November 1999.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
Riedel Heart to Heart Cabernet Sauvignon Glasses, Set of 2
$55
Amazon
Sauvignon Blanc Glass/Riesling Glass/Chardonnay Glass
While red wine glasses are generally more oversized with larger bowls because the wines need to breathe, white wine glasses tend to be smaller with narrower bowls.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024
Go for Sunday brunch, and wash it all down with their organic house red wine from Gaillac.
L’Avant Comptoir de La Terre
Few things bring a smile to my face faster than a gallon of cornichons sidling up to a big bowl of butter.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
As for pairing, chef suggests their Conquistador red wine or the blood orange IPA.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Catena’s father, Nicolás, first settled on the Adrianna site in 1992 after renowned French vintner Jacques Lurton said that the family’s Catena Malbec tasted like a Cabernet from the Languedoc, a warm French region known at the time for an over-ripe style of red wine.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Moderate consumption of red wine may also be linked to lower incidence of coronary heart disease.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
Here’s an interesting tasting exercise: Two red wines of the same price but widely divergent expressions.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
The architect Levin and AOL CEO Case agreed to the merger in secret, over dinner and a bottle of red wine in a Manhattan hotel room in November 1999.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Red wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20wine. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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