I. wine¹ S2 W2 /waɪn/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: win, from Latin vinum]

1. an alcoholic drink made from grapes, or a type of this drink:
a glass of wine
red/white wine
a bottle of red wine
dry/sweet/sparkling wine
a dry white wine

2. an alcoholic drink made from another fruit or plant:
damson wine

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II. wine² verb
wine and dine somebody to entertain someone well with a meal, wine etc:
Companies spend millions wining and dining clients.

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wine
noun
ADJ. red, rose, white | fizzy, sparkling | dry | sweet | light He served a light white wine with the lunch.
full-bodied, heady, strong | fruity | sour, vinegary a cheap vinegary wine
mature, young The younger wines will be mature after about three years.
new, old some new wines from South Africa
excellent, expensive, fine, good, great, quality, vintage | cheap, table | house The restaurant's house wines are an Australian Chardonnay and a French red.
dessert | fortified fortified wines such as port and sherry
mulled, spiced | chilled chilled white wine
home-made | dandelion, elderberry, rice, etc.
QUANT. drop Would you like another drop of wine?
glass, bottle
VERB + WINE drink Do you drink wine?
have I'll have some wine, please.
sip, take a sip of She took a sip of her wine.
gulp, swig, take a gulp/swig of | pour (sb), top up The waiter went round topping up people's wine.
make, produce The winery has been making wine for a couple of centuries.
age, mature wine aged in the bottle
chill | serve | ply sb with They always ply their clients with wine before getting down to business.
WINE + VERB flow (figurative) The wine flowed freely at the party.
go to your head The wine had gone to his head and he was starting to talk rubbish.
breathe Open the wine an hour before the meal to let it breathe.
be corked | age, mature
WINE + NOUN bottle, glass | list The restaurant has an extensive wine list.
rack I took another bottle from the wine rack.
grower, growing | merchant | tasting The supermarket holds occasional wine-tasting sessions.

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wine

red/white/rosé wine
The waiter brought some red wine.
dry wine (=not sweet)
a dry white wine
sweet wine
A slightly sweet wine goes well with smoked duck.
sparkling wine (=with bubbles of gas in it)
The best-known sparkling wine is champagne.
strong wine (=having a lot of alcohol)
This village produces strong wines of good character.
light wine (=without a lot of alcohol)
The wine is light and refreshing.
fruity wine
a fresh and fruity wine made in France
full-bodied wine (=with a pleasantly strong taste)
full-bodied red wines such as claret
French/Spanish etc wine
The restaurant has a wide selection of French wines.
vintage wine (=good quality wine from a particular year)
He was a collector of vintage wines.
fine wine (=a good and expensive wine)
He was a lover of fine wines and good food.
table wine (=an inexpensive wine to drink with a meal)
The vineyard produce table wines for local use.
the house wine (=ordinary wine that is used in restaurants, in contrast to wines that are sold by the bottle and have the label of a wine produce on them )
a glass of the house wine
a bottle of wine
They opened a bottle of wine.
a glass of wine
I poured myself a glass of wine.

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