vinous

Example Sentences

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They are the detritus of our vinous existence.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2019

By the time consumers finally began exploring the rest of Italy's vinous offerings, most were more than willing to leave Chianti behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2018

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

Not in the wildest days of Eastcheap revelry did it resound in any one key of vinous harmony.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian