■ noun
1》 the year or place in which wine, especially wine of high quality, was produced.
↘a wine of high quality made from the crop of a single identified district in a good year.
↘the harvesting of grapes for winemaking.
↘the grapes or wine of a particular season.
2》 the time that something was produced.
■ adjective
1》 referring to high-quality wine.
2》 denoting something from the past of high quality: a ~ Sherlock Holmes adventure.
Origin
ME: alt. (influenced by vintner ) of earlier vendage , from OFr. vendange , from L. vindemia (from vinum 'wine' + demere 'remove').