vinous

Example Sentences

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They are the detritus of our vinous existence.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2019

At the moment, none can hold a candle to Esters, a high-ceilinged temple of vinous pleasure that doubles as a retail store by day, and chill, intimate wine bar by sundown.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2017

Although its vinous star has dimmed a bit since then with the incursion of mass-market versions, mostly in large liter bottles, Grüner Veltliner is still a stalwart presence on many good wine lists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2016

When it comes to red wine, I would bet that a high percentage of us are actually holding the same vinous hair balls in our mouths: red Burgundy.

From Forbes • Jul. 22, 2014

N. Scotia to Fla., west to Minn., E.  Neb., and La.—Fruit slightly bitter, but with a pleasant vinous flavor.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa