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nouna wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
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- generic 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 labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (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 wine 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 labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (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.)