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variants:
or Zin
plural zins
or Zins
Definition of zin
: zinfandel
It's fairly delicate in mouthfeel for a Zin, with a light silkiness … — Wine Enthusiast Magazine Americans are hooked on varietal names. So much so that we make cute diminutives out of them, like chard and cab and zin and pinot. For those of you indifferent to the grape, they stand for chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel and pinot noir.— Frank J. Prial
Examples of zin in a Sentence
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As one’s relationship with wine can evolve from something like childhood romance (in my case, white zin) into something nuanced, special and sophisticated (dry, tannin-rich cabernet), coffee, too, says Moore, has its own gateway. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Unreal Coffee: Starbucks is so popular it’s turning baristas into forensic detectives," 16 Aug. 2019 The biggest draw of the region is old vine zin, but the 550,000-acre American Viticultural Area or AVA is also awash in chardonnay, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc. — Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, "California wine country: 4 great Lodi wineries," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'zin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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