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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