wine

noun, often attributive \ ˈwīn \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: wine in a Sentence

Definition of wine

1 a : 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

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Examples of wine in a Sentence

apple, blueberry, and other fruit wines

Recent Examples of wine from the Web

Free summer party series features different live bands each week, plus food trucks, soft drinks, and beer, wine, and spirits.

— rasputin todd, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: June 4-10," 4 June 2018
Greenwood, South Greenwood Freedom Festival Enjoy live music, food, local beers and wines, a kids zone and more from noon to 11 p.m. June 30 at Craig Park in Greenwood.

— chris sims, Indianapolis Star, "Where to watch 4th of July fireworks around Indianapolis," 4 June 2018
Jerrie's admirable work ethic allowed her to hold various jobs such as bookkeeping, working at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut and even owning her own business (a wine and liquor store) in Simsbury, CT.

— courant.com, "Geraldine M. Elliott," 3 June 2018
Draft beers, wine, milkshakes, garlic bread and cinnamon bread are served.

— jennifer mcclellan, azcentral, "19 new restaurants opened in Phoenix in May for donuts, salads, tacos, pizza," 1 June 2018
Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. thecjm.org Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting Gourmet food, fine wine, craft beer tastings.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Events listings," 31 May 2018
Winston Churchill started on the whisky shortly after breakfast and later added formidable quantities of wine, brandy and his particular favourite, champagne.

— The Economist, "Last orders for political drinking," 31 May 2018
The menu will feature brandy cocktails, wine, local beer and even boozy milkshakes.

— maggie menderski, The Courier-Journal, "The LouCity soccer stadium isn't the only change coming to Butchertown," 31 May 2018
Add the lemon juice or wine, lower the heat, and cook until the mushrooms are very soft and the juices have almost evaporated, so that the oil is sizzling.

— daniel neman, sacbee, "Spanish food? Sí, por favor!," 29 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of wine

Middle English win, from Old English wīn; akin to Old High German wīn wine; both ultimately from Latin vinum wine, perhaps of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

wine

verb

Definition of wine

wined; wining

intransitive verb

: to drink wine

transitive verb

: to give wine to

wined and dined his friends

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Recent Examples of wine from the Web

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