赤(あか)ワイン

あかわいん
noun
red wine
foodconsumption
See also: 白(しろ)ワイン (white wine)
1. red wine
Wine made from dark-skinned grape varieties, producing a red or deep purple color. One of the three main categories of wine alongside white wine and rosé.
赤(あか)ワインをグラスで一杯(いっぱい)。
One glass of red wine, please.
Red wine goes well with meat dishes.
フランス産(さん)の赤(あか)ワインをお土産(みやげ)に買(か)ってきた。
I bought a French red wine as a souvenir.

赤(あか)ワイン is composed of 赤(あか) (red) + ワイン (wine). A straightforward compound.

Types

Usage

In restaurants, 赤(あか) alone can be used as shorthand: 赤(あか)をください (a red, please).

Common collocations

  • 赤(あか)ワイン煮(に): braised in red wine
  • 赤(あか)ワインソース: red wine sauce
  • 赤(あか)ワイン煮込(にこ)み: red wine stew

Similar words

赤(あか)ぶどう酒(しゅ) is a more literary/traditional equivalent, but 赤(あか)ワイン is standard.

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