Definition of VINOUS

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Recent Examples on the Web The drinker spoons up almonds and raisins that have been simmering into the boozy stew, imparting their flavors to it and soaking up its vinous goodness. — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, "Make the Swedish mulled wine glogg, and your house will smell like Christmas," 13 Dec. 2019 The overwhelming first impression is of a vinous tartness, but this gives way to a juicy mid-palate and an appealingly dry finish. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, "OktoberWest: Where San Diego celebrates this beer-soaked tradition," 12 Sep. 2019 Even if prices keep rising, the best-performing stocks tend to beat their vinous peers. — The Economist, "Burgundy wine investors have beaten the stockmarket," 24 Aug. 2019 Drew Baker, Lisa Hinton, and Ashli Johnson — respectively, the farmer, winemaker, and general manager at Old Westminster Winery — have put northern Maryland on the vinous map once again. — Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, "Fizzy summer wines offer lighthearted refreshment," 29 July 2019 The stark landscape, intense sun and dry heat result in an austere and fiercely mineral wine, whose textural thrust seems to be a vinous version of the vines' stark surroundings. — Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Cool white wines from hot climates," 15 May 2018 Here then are three categories of hot spot — coastal, island and inland — all renowned for the sort of summers that require a thirst-quenching, vinous antidote. — Patrick Comiskey, latimes.com, "Cool white wines from hot climates," 15 May 2018 Zinfandel is the vinous equivalent of rock 'n' roll. — Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country, "Sonoma's Bedrock Wine Co. Makes as Good a Zinfandel as You Can Find," 6 Nov. 2015 SOME GRAPES, through no fault of their own, are the perennial plus-one, the second banana, the vinous add-on. — Lettie Teague, WSJ, "Dolcetto: Italy’s Overshadowed, Underestimated Wine," 8 Feb. 2017

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“Vinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinous. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.

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