table wines

Everyday meal bottles

Table wines are ordinary wines meant for everyday drinking with meals, as opposed to fortified wines, sparkling wines, or premium vintages reserved for special occasions.

The term suggests something unpretentious and affordable: We picked up a few table wines for the dinner party.

In US regulatory terms, table wine specifically denotes still wine with alcohol content between 7% and 14%.

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Opposites
quality/prestige tier

table winesgrand cru

Highest vineyard ranking

vintage wines · Dom Pérignon · plonk · jug wine

beverage category

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Liquor or apparitions

beer · cocktails · hard liquor · whiskey · brandy

fortification/alcohol content

table winesfortified wines

Wines with distilled spirits added

port · sherry · Madeira · Marsala · vermouth

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG