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aperitif wine

aperitif wine noun: grape wine, mixed with brandy or alcohol, with natural flavors (including herbs), and optionally with caramel for color, that matches the general description of aperitif wine but not of vermouth.

Noun

aperitif wine (countable and uncountable, plural aperitif wines)

  1. (US standards of identity) Grape wine, mixed with brandy or alcohol, with natural flavors (including herbs), and optionally with caramel for color, that matches the general description of aperitif wine but not of vermouth.

Forms of aperitif wine

pluralaperitif wines

Origin of aperitif wine

The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(g).

Questions about aperitif wine

What does aperitif wine mean?
Aperitif wine means grape wine, mixed with brandy or alcohol, with natural flavors (including herbs), and optionally with caramel for color, that matches the general description of aperitif wine but not of vermouth.
What part of speech is aperitif wine?
Aperitif wine is a noun.
What is the plural of aperitif wine?
The plural of aperitif wine is aperitif wines.

Words near aperitif wine in the dictionary

  1. aperiodicity
  2. aperiosteal
  3. aperispermic
  4. aperistalsis
  5. aperitif
  6. aperitif wine
  7. aperitif wines
  8. aperitifs
  9. aperitive
  10. aperitives
  11. aperitivo

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