Definition of "white wine" [white wine]

• Light-coloured wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink) (noun)

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• "By the time they returned, bowls of salad were being put on the table, and one of the cooks, wearing a white apron, was bringing out bottles of white wine and jugs of water."
• "All the Vestals were seated around the table, liberally loaded with tasty food and a flagon of sparkling white wine from Alba Fucentia."
• "I went with a tender piece of steak, cut into strips and laid across a bowl of fresh greens, accompanied by a glass of light white wine I adhere to the somewhat illogical practice of not drinking red when driving, and followed by a Genovese dessert called scarpitantina, a sweet vanilla cake with cream between its layers, a touch of chocolate, and powdered sugar on top."