Rhenish Definition & Meaning

rhenish
adjective
  1. of or relating to the Rhine River and the lands adjacent to it; "Rhenish wines tend to be sweet"
noun
  1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

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