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

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

Alas! we deemed him purposeless; the vinous smile that flickered up Across his glowing countenance was meaningless to us.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 26 1890 by Various