wine

wine  (wn)

n.

1.

a. A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various kinds of grapes, usually containing from 10 to 15 percent alcohol by volume.

b. A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various other fruits or plants.

2. Something that intoxicates or exhilarates.

3. The color of red wine.

v. wined, win·ing, wines

v.tr.

To provide or entertain with wine.

v.intr.

To drink wine.

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[Middle English, from Old English wn, from Latin vnum.]

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wine

Noun

a. an alcoholic drink produced by the fermenting of grapes with water and sugar

b. an alcoholic drink produced in this way from other fruits or flowers: dandelion wine

Adjective

dark purplish-red

Verb

[wining, wined]

wine and dine to entertain (someone) with wine and fine food [Latin vinum]

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Wine

See also alcohol; beer; fermentation.

enomania

a mania for wine. Also oenomania, oinomania.

hygrophobia

an abnormal fear of liquids, especially water and wine.

oenology, enology, oinology

the science of making wines. Also called viniculture. — oenologist, enologist, oinologist, n.

oenomancy, enomancy, oinomancy

a form of divination involving observation of the colors and other features of wine.

oenomania, oinomania

a mania for wine. Also enomania.

oenophily, enophily, oinophily

the love of wine; connoisseurship concerning wines. — oenophile, enophile, oinophile, n.

oenophobia, enophobia, oinophobia

a dislike of or hatred for wine. — oenophobe, enophobe, oinophobe, n.

vigneron

a cultivator of grape vines; viticulturist.

vindemiation

Rare. the process of gathering or harvesting grapes.

viniculture

the cultivation of grapes for winemaking. Also called viticulture. — viniculturist, n. — vinicultural, adj.

viticulture

1. the science that studies grapes and their culture.
2. the cultivation of grapes and grapevines. Also called viniculture. — viticulturist, n. — viticultural, viticulturist, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially) vino grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" vintage - a season's yield of wine from a vineyard red wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation blush wine, pink wine, rose wine, rose - pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began altar wine, sacramental wine - used in a communion service sparkling wine - effervescent wine Burgundy wine, Burgundy - red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux - any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them California wine - any of various wines produced in California Cotes de Provence - a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast dessert wine - still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal Dubonnet - (trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif jug wine - inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs maconnais, macon - fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry plonk - a cheap wine of inferior quality retsina - Greek wine flavored with resin Rhone wine - any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France table wine - wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal Tokay - Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes vermouth - any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks generic, generic wine - a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape varietal, varietal wine - a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape fortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added mulled wine - wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit negus - wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
	2.	wine - a red as dark as red wine wine-colored, wine-coloured dark red - a red color that reflects little light
Verb	1.	wine - drink wine booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
	2.	wine - treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week" regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

Translations

wine [waɪn] n → vino

vt to wine and dine sb → agasajar or festejar a algn

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wine [waɪn] n → vin m

vt to wine and dine sb → offrir un dîner bien arrosé à qn

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wine [waɪn] n → Wein m

vt to wine and dine sb → jdm zu einem guten Essen ausführen

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wine [waɪn] n → vino

vt to wine and dine sb → offrire un ottimo pranzo a qn