vinous

Example Sentences

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Quantum is opulent, jammy and velvety — the vinous equivalent of that joy you feel when picking berries and stuffing more in your mouth than in your basket.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but fruit-curious Southern Californians now have a chance to taste for themselves a pear with a rich, spicy, vinous flavor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

"Well, that's one way of looking at it," Peckover observed with vinous sarcasm.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William