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oenophile

Also DZ·ԴDZ··

[ee-nuh-fahyl]

noun

  1. a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.



oenophile

/ ˈːəˌڲɪ /

noun

  1. a lover or connoisseur of wines

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • oenophilia noun
  • oenophilic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oenophile1

1925–30; < French < Greek î ( os ) wine + -o- -o- + French -phile -phile
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oenophile1

C20: from Greek oinos wine + -phile
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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.

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Give your fellow oenophile something different this year: Mexican wine.

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"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.

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He wasn’t quite the oenophile she was, but he was cute, she thought.

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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

What does oenophile mean?

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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