[vuh-rahy-i-tl] 
| 1. | of, pertaining to, designating, or characteristic of a variety. |
| 2. | constituting a variety. |
| 3. | (in U.S. winemaking) designating a wine made entirely or chiefly from one variety of grape. |
| 4. | a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic ). |
| va·ri·e·tal (və-rī'ĭ-tl) adj. Of, indicating, or characterizing a variety, especially a biological variety. n. A wine made principally from one variety of grape and carrying the name of that grape. [From variety.] va·ri'e·tal·ly adv. |
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