vinous

Example Sentences

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But for now, at least, these two acres on a revived old farm near Sonoma provide a bridge from California’s vinous past to its future.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

When I opened my eyes, the vinous weeds of midsummer Iowa shrouding the tracks resembled the tropics.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2016

“It starts out almost like vinous water, and you think, ‘Oh my God, I’ve ruined this.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2016

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

H. M. ci-devant Consul, Mr. Wilson, was in the like vinous state, and occupied his leisure in the pursuit of shells at the Navigator Islands.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)