small beer vs table wine

small beer

noun
  • Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%. 

  • Something that is of relatively little importance. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer. 

table wine

noun
  • A low-quality wine, suitable for drinking at mealtimes. 

  • Wine that is not fortified or sparkling. 

  • A grape wine containing at most fourteen percent alcohol by volume. 

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