Definition of "vinous" []

• Of, relating to, or made with wine. (adjective)
• Affected or caused by the consumption of wine. (adjective)
• Having the color of wine. (adjective)

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• "The first fermentation in cider is termed the vinous; in this the sugar is decomposed, and loses its sweetness, and is converted into alcohol; if the fermentation goes on too rapidly, the cider is injured; a portion of alcohol passes off with the carbonic acid."
• "He is the last gentleman, that I know of, of that old school that used to import their own wine and lay it down annually themselves, -- their bins forming a kind of vinous calendar suggestive of great events."
• "1234Wines of the weekTwo around Euro12J0HN WILSON IN THE CULT wine film Mondovino, wine consultant Michel Rolland is portrayed as some kind of vinous Ernst Blofeld, with evil tentacles stretching out all over industry are the innovations introduced by small, young, family-owned enterprises."