wine grape

noun

Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.

Meanings

nounwine grape (plural wine grapes)

plural wine grapes · alternative winegrape

  1. Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.
  2. Vitis vinifera, the species of grape most commonly used in wine-making.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader

Translations

Bulgarian винено грозде
  • винено грозде (vineno grozde)grape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Danish vindrue
  • vindruegrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Dutch wijndruif
  • wijndruifgrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
German Weintraube
  • Weintraubegrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Hungarian borszőlő
  • borszőlőgrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Icelandic vínþrúga
  • vínþrúgagrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Polish winogrono używane do produkcji wina
  • winogrono używane do produkcji winagrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
Swedish vindruva
  • vindruvagrape bred to be fermented into alcohol
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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