Meaning | Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany ('hock' is British usage). |
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Synonyms | Rhenish, hock |
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Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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Narrower | Riesling | fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California |
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liebfraumilch | A sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany) |
Broader | white wine | pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation |
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