vintage
IPA: vˈɪntɪdʒ
noun
- The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
- Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
- The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.
- The year or place in which something is produced.
verb
- (transitive) To harvest (grapes).
- (transitive) To make (wine) from grapes.
adjective
- (attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.
- (attributively) Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.
- (attributively) Classic (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, old magazines, etc.).
- (Of a motor car) built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).
- (Of a watch) produced between the years 1870 and 1980.
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Examples of "vintage" in Sentences
- Don't be a snob, buy vintage
- How many vintages do we need
- He has trampled out the vintage.
- The grapes were of the 1829 vintage.
- He owns several vintages in his vinery.
- The first wine released was from the 2008 vintage.
- Also, the slang used is of the vintage of about 1920.
- The first vintage to be commercially released was the 1952.
- The trademarking is in the same location as the vintage figure.
- The wines tend to be reliant on the overall quality of the vintage.
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