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blush wine

blush wine

4.4
A light pink wine made from red grapes
  • noun
  • /blʌʃ waɪn/
translation icon : vino rosado
  • She ordered a glass of blush wine to go with her salad.

Examples

  • The vineyard is famous for its award-winning blush wine.

  • Some people prefer blush wine over red or white for its light, fruity flavor.

  • I enjoy a glass of blush wine on warm evenings.

  • Have you tried the new blush wines from California?

  • She enjoyed a refreshing glass of blush wine during the picnic.

  • At the dinner party, the host served blush wine alongside the seafood dishes.

  • On warm summer evenings, many people prefer to sip blush wine while relaxing outdoors.

Synonyms

rosé
vsblush wine
9 6.0

A light pink wine made from red grapes

removes skins after fermentation has begun rather than at the early stage
pink wine
vsblush wine
1 3.1

A pale pink drink made from red grapes with their skins taken off early

removes skins after fermentation has begun rather than during the early phase
rosé wine
vsblush wine
1 3.3

A light pink wine made from red grapes

removes skins after fermentation has begun rather than early in it

How Pink

pink wine
1 3.1
blush wine
4.4
white wine
53 1.0

Surface Forms

blush wine singular
blush wines plural

Morphology

blush + wine

The compound is compositionally built from 'blush' (a pink/red flush) + 'wine' so a learner who knows both words will readily infer a pink or light-pink wine; this matches common cross-linguistic naming (e.g. rosé/rosa) and standard color + noun patterns. The specific production detail is technical, but the basic referent (a pale pink table wine) is immediately predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Blush wine gets its name from its pale pink color, like a light blush on a person's cheek. It is made when red grape skins touch the juice only briefly, so the drink stays pale, and the name now means a light pink 'table wine'.