cold duck
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of sparkling wine: "Cold duck" refers to a specific style of pink sparkling wine. It is traditionally made by blending different wines, often including red wine and sparkling white wine, which gives it its characteristic pink color and bubbly nature. It originated in Germany.
Usage
- Noun:
- We celebrated with a bottle of cold duck. (This describes using the wine for a celebration.)
- Cold duck is often served chilled at parties. (This explains a typical way the beverage is consumed.)
Advanced Usage
- While "cold duck" is the name of the beverage itself, it is sometimes used informally to refer to any inexpensive pink sparkling wine served cold, though this is not technically accurate.
- For the toast, they brought out something that tasted like cheap cold duck.
Variants and Related Words
- Sparkling wine (n): A general term for any wine with significant carbonation, such as Champagne, Prosecco, or Sekt. "Cold duck" is a type of sparkling wine.
- Pink sparkling wine (n): A descriptive term for sparkling wines with a rosé or pink color, which includes "cold duck."
Synonyms
- Pink sparkling wine: A direct descriptive synonym.
- Sparkling rosé: Another type of pink, bubbly wine, though the production method for a true rosé differs from the traditional "cold duck" blend.
Related Phrases
- There are no specific phrasal verbs or idioms commonly associated with the term "cold duck" itself. It is used straightforwardly as the name of a beverage.
Noun
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pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
