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vin du pays

vin du pays

9.9
A wine from a local French region that is often cheaper than top wines
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vino de país
  • Have you ever tried a vin du pays from the Loire Valley?

Examples

  • The restaurant serves a delightful vin du pays selection that pairs well with rustic dishes.

  • She opted for a glass of vin du pays instead of a more expensive wine.

  • Many tourists enjoy sampling the local vin du pays during their stay in the French countryside.

  • I enjoyed a glass of vin du pays with dinner.

  • Many tourists enjoy sampling the local vin du pays during their stay in the French countryside.

  • The restaurant serves a delightful vin du pays selection that pairs well with rustic dishes.

  • She opted for a glass of vin du pays instead of a more expensive wine.

Synonyms

vino
vsvin du pays
  • Informal
15 7.7

A drink made from grapes, often red

is a formal regional label rather than an informal general reference
vin
vsvin du pays
1 6.6

Wine that often comes from France

is a specific regional category with lower prestige than formal classifications

How Prestigious

fine wine
13 3.5
appellation
  • Specialized
1 9.9
vin du pays
  • Specialized
9.9
vin ordinaire
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

vin du pays singular
vins du pays plural

Morphology

vin + du + pays

The phrase literally composes as 'vin' (wine) + 'du' (of the) + 'pays' (country/region), so its core meaning—a wine from a particular country/region—is directly derivable from the constituents. Although it is a French loan and learners who do not know French articles may be unfamiliar with the exact form, the semantic composition is transparent and cross-linguistically regular, so someone who knows the component words would understand the MWE's basic meaning.

Etymology

The phrase vin du pays literally means vin (wine) du (of the) pays (the country or region), and it was used on bottles to show the wine came from a local area. So today vin du pays means 'a simple, regional wine', a local, everyday bottle rather than a very fancy one.