table wine

noun

Wine that is not fortified or sparkling.

Meanings

nountable wine (countable and uncountable, plural table wines)

plural table wines

  1. UScountableuncountableWine that is not fortified or sparkling.
  2. countableuncountableA low-quality wine, suitable for drinking at mealtimes.
  3. countableuncountableUS standards of identityA grape wine containing at most fourteen percent alcohol by volume.

Origin

The standard of identity is from the Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, section 4.21(a)(2).

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Translations

Bulgarian трапезно вино
  • трапезно вино (trapezno vino)ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Dutch tafelwijn
  • tafelwijnordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Finnish pöytäviini
  • pöytäviiniordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
French vin de table, jaja
  • vin de tableordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
  • jajaordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
German Tafelwein
  • Tafelweinordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Hungarian asztali bor
  • asztali borordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Irish fíon boird
  • fíon boirdordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Russian столо́вое вино́
  • столо́вое вино́ (stolóvoje vinó)ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Spanish vino de mesa
  • vino de mesaordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Ukrainian столо́ве вино́
  • столо́ве вино́ (stolóve vynó)ordinary wine, which is neither fortified nor sparkling
Cite this entry
APA

table wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20wine

MLA

“table wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20wine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “table wine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20wine.

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