кра́сное вино́
krásnoje vinóneuter
The Russian phrase for red wine is кра́сное вино́ (krásnoje vinó).
кра́сное вино́ refers to wine that is red in color.
Meaning: red coloured wine (noun)
Which one should you use?
While кра́сное вино́ is the standard way to refer to the beverage, the informal diminutive Красненькое can be used to describe red wine in casual settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term кра́сное вино́ is a neuter noun.
How do you pronounce it?
krásnoje vinó
Did you know?
- The adjective кра́сное shares the same root as the word for 'beautiful', which is кра́сота. In older Russian, these words were essentially synonyms, meaning a 'red' wine was a 'beautiful' wine.
- In Russian, the word for 'red', кра́сный, is used in the idiom кра́сный молодец to describe a 'fine fellow' or a 'brave lad'.
- While кра́сное вино́ is red wine, the phrase кра́сная нить (red thread) is used as an idiom to describe a recurring theme in a story.
Examples in context
- Пожалуйста, подайте мне красное виноPlease, bring me some red wine.
- Давай, купим бутылку красненького!Let's buy a bottle of red wine!
- Я люблю кра́сное вино́.Ya lyublyu krasnoye vino.I love red wine.
- Мы купили кра́сное вино́.My kupili krasnoye vino.We bought red wine.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to drink at dinner.
- Екатерина EkaterinaАлександр, ты хочешь кра́сное вино́?Aleksandr, ty khochesh' krasnoye vino?Alexander, do you want red wine?
- Александр AleksandrДа, кра́сное вино́ было бы отлично.Da, krasnoye vino bylo by otlichno.Yes, red wine would be great.
- Екатерина EkaterinaУ нас есть хорошее кра́сное вино́.U nas yest' khorosheye krasnoye vino.We have some good red wine.
- Александр AleksandrТогда я налью себе бокал.Togda ya nal'yu sebe bokal.Then I will pour myself a glass.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “red wine” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
