vin jaune

noun

An unusual white wine made in the Jura region of France from late harvest Savagnin grapes, a local white variety.

OriginFrench vin →
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Meanings

nounvin jaune (countable and uncountable, plural vins jaunes)

plural vins jaunes

  1. countableuncountableAn unusual white wine made in the Jura region of France from late harvest Savagnin grapes, a local white variety.

Origin

  1. Frenchvin“wine”
  2. Englishvin jaune

French vin (“wine”) and jaune (“yellow”).

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APA

vin jaune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vin%20jaune

MLA

“vin jaune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vin%20jaune. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vin jaune,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vin%20jaune.

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