vintage year

noun

1

: a year in which a vintage wine is produced

2

: a year of outstanding distinction or success

Examples of vintage year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Either way, a vintage year for Northern Lights looks highly possible. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024

Hospices de Beaune 1961 Volnay While taking a pre-dinner peek at the wine cellar beneath the home of Laurent and Catherine Delaunay during the Hospices de Beaune weekend this year, a few of the guests noticed some bottles from 1961, which was a stellar vintage year in wine regions across Europe. —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024

Bhakta refers to the bourbon as the Elijah Prophecy, and here’s why: The vintage year is 2005, there are 555 bottles being released, and the whiskey comes to market not long after the birth of his fifth child (Elijah) on the fifth day of May, the fifth month of the year. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024

The freshness dates on boxes and cans are more relevant than their vintage years. —Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024

These refer to wines from a vintage year (and not to non- or multi-vintage wines) from a specified Denomination of Origin (DO) or Geographical Indication (IG) region. —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024

The finest are from single estates called quintas; the label will include the producer’s name, quinta name, and vintage year. —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023

The vintage year indicates this is not a multi-vintage blend intended to showcase a house style; rather, it is meant to express the vintage. —Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022

The below chart shows the capital calls and distributions for a hypothetical multi-fund multi-vintage year program over its first 20 years. —John Jennings, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for vintage year

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir