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oenophile
[ee-nuh-fahyl]
noun
a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
oenophile
/ ˈːəˌڲɪ /
noun
a lover or connoisseur of wines
Other 51Թ Forms
- oenophilia noun
- oenophilic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oenophile1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oenophile1
Example Sentences
Ledbetter remembers when everything was on wine’s side: There was the so-called Judgment of Paris in 1976 when French oenophiles, in blind tasting, chose Napa as tops for both red and white wines.
Give your fellow oenophile something different this year: Mexican wine.
"Drops of God" on Apple TV+ is not for everyone, but it's a gorgeously chilled masterwork focused on a contest to inherit the legacy of an oenophile.
He wasn’t quite the oenophile she was, but he was cute, she thought.
Virginia’s wine community has long tied its story to Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s “first oenophile,” who famously believed that his native region could grow world-class wine, though his own attempts at Monticello failed.
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When To Use
An oenophile is a person who greatly enjoys wine and knows a lot about it; a wine lover.An oenophile is considered a connoisseur of wine, meaning they don’t just like it—they love it and know a lot about it. Less commonly, oenophile is spelled ղԴDZ or enophile.Example: Brian is a true oenophile—he belongs to a wine tasting group and keeps his cellar stocked.
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