generic wines

[jeh-NEHR-ihk] 1. A general category of wine, such as dessert wine, rosé, sparkling wine, sherry (when not specifically from Spain's jerez de la frontera region), and table wine. 2. On U.S. Labels the broad use of European designations (often specific wine regions) in the name, such as Burgundy, Chablis, Champagne, Chianti, Port, Rhine Wine, Sauterne, and Sherry.