How to Use vinous in a Sentence

vinous

adjective

• The idea of such a wine smacks of ’80s-era excess, the vinous equivalent of a perm and glittery shoulder pads.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 30 Apr. 2020
• Even if prices keep rising, the best-performing stocks tend to beat their vinous peers.
  — The Economist, 24 Aug. 2019
• For wine lovers, the only thing that is equally pleasurable to drinking the fruit of the vine is enhancing one’s knowledge of the vinous treasure.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2022
• Some people believe pairing wine with chocolate is a vinous sin.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 June 2022
• 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, 13 Dec. 2019
• Now there’s a community of people who not only share that vinous worldview but take it a step further.
  — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2021
• 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, 12 Sep. 2019
• 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, 15 May 2018
• The vinous upset shouldn’t only alarm wine aficionados.
  — Jillian Kramer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2020
• Three new and notable Napa tasting rooms level up the options for top-shelf vinous experiences in the valley.
  — Sunset Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022
• Year’s end means it’s time for our annual vinous navel-gazing about developments of the past year and crystal-ball prognostications about trends for the next.
  — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
• 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, 15 May 2018
• His prose has an oratorical flair, like a vinous soliloquy summoning us to enjoy the pleasures of the grape.
  — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
• So those seated, reserved tastings may stay, with customers seeking a reflective hour of vinous pleasure casting side-eye at the raucous superspreader crowd at the bar.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• But the culinary and vinous offerings are American products, hailing from esteemed wineries and cheesemakers from the West, albeit with a little French influence, and appropriately elevated for an event of this caliber.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
• Deciphering them, however, can provide entertainment—a geographical vinous treasure hunt that may incite you to travel.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024