table wine
noun
a wine that contains not more than 14 percent alcohol and is usually served as an accompaniment to food.
Origin of table wine
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby table wine
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table-turning,
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tableau curtain
Example sentences from the Web for table wine
This last takes its title from a village in the neighbourhood of Tirano, where a table-wine is chiefly grown.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece |John Addington SymondsSeveral times I have caught her drinking the table-wine and eating our prunes.
A Chambermaid's Diary |Octave Mirbeau
British Dictionary definitions for table wine
table wine
noun
a wine considered suitable for drinking with a meal