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Noun: generic wine
  1. Wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labelled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general colour (such as 'vin rouge', 'vino rosso', 'rotwein', 'red wine', etc.), or by general class (as 'vin ordinaire', 'vin de table', 'vino da tavola', 'tafelwein', 'table wine', etc.)
    - generic

Derived forms: generic wines

Type of: vino [informal], wine

Antonym: varietal wine