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Definition of Retsina
1. Noun. Greek wine flavored with resin.
Definition of Retsina
1. Noun. A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retsina
1. a resin-flavored Greek wine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retsina
Literary usage of Retsina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Taken for Grantedby Michael W. Paulson by Michael W. Paulson (2005)
""They put me to sleep." "That's the idea! Now, take one." Reluctantly, he took
the capsule from her and downed it with another gulp of retsina. ..."
2. Landscapes of the Southern Peloponnese by Michael Cullen (2003)
"... feta and olives, not forgetting a bottle of cold water or retsina, and you
can have an authentic Greek salad in an authentic Greek setting. ..."
3. The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory by Philip P. Betancourt (2006)
"... and has been previously noted in pottery sherds as a marker for Aleppo pine,17
used to flavor retsina. 2-Ethylhexanoic acid has a number of possible ..."
4. Greece: The Mainland, Poloponnest by Wolfgang Josing (2000)
"Everyone at Mr. P.'s table drinks wine; preferably retsina, a wine flavored with
resin straight from the ..."
5. Notes on the Recent Murders by Brigands in Greece by Iōannēs Gennadios (1870)
"... retsina, as far as Daou in the Demos of Marathon. "In informing you of this
suspicion, we instruct you that strict search be made by an adequate ..."
6. Tunisia by Ken Bernstein (2002)
"Muscat sec de Kelibia, an original white reminiscent of retsina. Chateau Feriani,
a full-bodied red from the "cote d'Utica". Haul Mornag, a dry, light red. ..."
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