HyperDic: rhine_wine

English > 1 sense of the expression Rhine wine:
NOUNfoodRhine wine, Rhenish, hockany of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany ('hock' is British usage)
English > Rhine wine: 1 sense > noun 1, food
MeaningAny of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany ('hock' is British usage).
SynonymsRhenish, hock
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
NarrowerRieslingfragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
liebfraumilchA sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
Broaderwhite winepale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation

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