wine

noun, often attributive

\ˈwīn

Definition of wine

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage

b : wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services

2 : the alcoholic usually fermented juice of a plant product (such as a fruit) used as a beverage blackberry wine

3 : something that invigorates or intoxicates

4 : a dark red

wine

verb

wined; wining

Definition of wine (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to drink wine

transitive verb

: to give wine to wined and dined his friends

Examples of wine in a Sentence

Noun

apple, blueberry, and other fruit wines

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Fun Factor Breakfast and dinner as well as daily wine tastings are included in every stay, and there are lots of free activities for children, including face painting, scavenger hunts and movies under the stars. — New York Times, "Looking for a Weekend Escape? Here Are 5 Family-Friendly Options," 6 July 2018 Three local wineries — Prairie State Winery from Genoa, August Hill Winery from Utica and Galena Cellars from Geneva — will do wine tastings for $10. — Annie Alleman, Aurora Beacon-News, "County fairs are a throwback for bustling suburbs," 5 July 2018 The Caladium Festival will offer arts and crafts, wine tasting, a beer garden, food booths, entertainment and an antique and classic car show. — Bonnie Gross, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Local color: Lake Placid Caladium Festival," 3 July 2018 The series concludes in October with Staehly Farm Winery's Fall Flavor Festival, a harvest festival with wine tastings, multiple food trucks, live music, hay rides, a kids hay maze, pumpkin patch, and more. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Colchester Edition," 2 July 2018 Kidzone activities, food booths and trucks, beer and wine tastings, rides and games, cruise-in, vintage baseball game, live music and fireworks. — Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, "Independence Day: A blast in the 'burbs," 26 June 2018 One of the McCabe's grandsons thinks that the home’s best feature is the wine-tasting room with its enormous fireplace that was originally used for cooking. — Joan Walden, courant.com, "288 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury," 21 June 2018 Once a year, about 5,000 foodies descend upon this picturesque mountain town for the Food & Wine Classic, filled with $10,000 wine tastings and gold-leaf eggs Benedict. — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, "Diamonds, caviar and the Instagram-famous: Inside America's most exclusive food festival," 19 June 2018 Check the posters on the wall for upcoming winemaker and farmer dinners, as well as the weekly wine tasting and the beer happy hour every day. — Bon Appetit, "City Guides," 18 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Purists, like Hovhannisyan, insist that fresh lavash—torn and folded for easy scooping—is the only acceptable utensil for eating khash, and that vodka, never wine or beer, is its only worthy sidekick. — Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of Khash, Armenia’s Love-It-or-Hate-It Hangover Cure (Recipe)," 27 Feb. 2018 Purchases of growlers and kegs include a chance to wine one of four $50 Beer Engine gift cards. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Buckeye Beer Engine anniversary aids Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corp.: A Place in the Sun," 26 Feb. 2018 Cocktails frequently lose out to wine and beer at home because so much of what’s on menus requires more effort and expense than non-professionals are willing to commit to. — Anne Brockhoff, kansascity, "Simple and delicious cocktails you can make at home | The Kansas City Star," 20 Feb. 2018 Pence’s press secretary’s comment comes after the Times reported last week that the vice president has been wineing and dining influential Republican donors at the Naval Observatory. — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, "Is Mike Pence Hedging Bets The Russia Scandal Will Make Him President?," 12 July 2017 SANTA ROSA, Calif. — In the heart of Northern California’s wine country, a civil engineer turned marijuana entrepreneur is adding a new dimension to the art of matching fine wines with gourmet food: cannabis and wine pairing dinners. — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, "Marijuana Industry Presses Ahead in California’s Wine Country," 18 Mar. 2017

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