Meaning of winelore | Babel Free

Definitions

Knowledge of the history and craft of wine and winemaking; oenology.

uncountable

Examples

“I am not going into the subject of ampelography or viticulture, yet it is a part of common winelore to know that the kind of vine is the most important element in determining the quality of the wine.”

“The name will suggest, to those who have some winelore, no less a vintage than Château Yquem.”

“In the first section, John Chandos, as the enquiring layman, would interrogate that genial high-priest of winelore, Andre Simon, while the second section would consist of recordings made in Burgundy itself.”

“During every one of their restaurant dates, Taylor had told her at least one winelore anecdote ...”

“I sometimes get so caught up in winelore that I forget that wine contains the drug alcohol.”

“But for all his patiently accumulated winelore, the 81-year-old pianist, arranger and composer is more a drinker than a collector.”

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