Generic Wines Wines made from a variety of grapes but do not use the varietal grape names, most common are your jug wines (Gallo, Livingston Cellars, Carlo Rossi, etc).
Generoso: Special wine with an alcoholic content between 17-23%.
Generic Wines: Wines made from a variety of grapes and that do not use the varietal grape names. The most common generic wines are the red and white "jug" wines.
[edit] Semi-generic Wines made in the United States but named after places that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau requires be modified by a US name of geographic origin.
Cõtes du Rhõne generic wines go well with every day cooking, dishes based on chicken and not to strong cheeses.
Full body red wines are perfect with roasted red meat and game.
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Generic wines are blends of ordinary wines, and are usually found in the "cheap" section of the wine store.
In the various wine regions of Germany, as is the case in all large wine regions, there are naturally generic wines; wines blended across sites, lower in quality than the single vineyard wines, but nevertheless serving a useful purpose.
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Sake and Vermouth are the only two generic wines recognized by U.S. law. Consequently, the type of rice or grape used in their production does not have to be stated on the label.
 See also: Region, Generic Wine, Quality, Vineyard, Bottle
  
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