wine cellar

noun

: a room for storing wines
also : a stock of wines

Examples of wine cellar in a Sentence

She has built up an impressive wine cellar over the years.
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This was followed by a wickedly rich Saint-Émilion au chocolat for dessert, and a brilliant wine list – the hotel has one of the largest English wine cellars in the country. Felicity Capon, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026 The house has five bedrooms, 6 ½ bathrooms, a bar, wine cellar, guest house, cold plunge pool and pickleball court. Catherine Reagor, AZCentral.com, 15 Feb. 2026 This alpine-chic hotel has a gourmet restaurant, a fondue restaurant with panoramic views, a wine cellar, and a nearly 13,000-square-foot spa that offers treatments using medicinal mountain herbs. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026 Built in 1925 and renovated countless times over the century, the house has hardwood floors, a fireplace in the master suite, an open-air back porch with a wood ceiling and a wine cellar in the basement. Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wine cellar

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wine cellar was in the 14th century

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“Wine cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wine%20cellar. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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