noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ red , white
▪ fizzy ( BrE ), sparkling
▪ dry
▪ sweet
▪ light
▪
He served a light white ~ with the lunch.
▪ full-bodied , heady , strong
▪ fruity
▪ sour
▪
a cheap sour ~
▪ mature , young
▪
The younger ~s will be mature after about three years.
▪ new , old
▪
some new ~s from South Africa
▪ excellent , expensive , fine , good , great , quality , vintage
▪ cheap , table
▪ house
▪
The restaurant's house ~s are Australian.
▪ dessert
▪ fortified
▪
fortified ~s such as port and sherry
▪ mulled , spiced
▪ chilled
▪
chilled white ~
▪ dandelion , elderberry , rice , etc.
… OF WINE
▪ drop ( esp. BrE )
▪
Would you like another drop of ~?
▪ bottle , carafe , decanter , glass
VERB + WINE
▪ drink
▪
Do you drink ~?
▪ have
▪
I'll have some ~, please.
▪ taste
▪
He went to Chile to taste ~s.
▪ sip , take a sip of
▪
She took a sip of her ~.
▪ gulp , gulp down , swig
▪ take a gulp of , take a swig of
▪ pour (sb)
▪
The waiter went around pouring the ~.
▪ make , produce
▪
The winery has been making ~ for 25 years.
▪ age , mature
▪
~ aged in the bottle
▪ chill
▪ order , serve
▪ ply sb with
▪
They always ply their clients with ~ before getting down to business.
▪ produce
▪
About 60% of Australia's ~ is produced in South Australia.
WINE + VERB
▪ flow ( figurative )
▪
The ~ flowed freely at the party.
▪ go to your head
▪
The ~ had gone to his head and he was starting to talk rubbish.
▪ breathe
▪
Open the ~ an hour before the meal to let it breathe.
▪ be corked
▪ age , mature
WINE + NOUN
▪ bottle , glass
▪ cooler (= for cooling wine)
▪ list , selection
▪
The restaurant has an extensive ~ list.
▪ rack
▪
I took another bottle from the ~ rack.
▪ cellar
▪ bar
▪ shop ( esp. BrE ), store ( esp. AmE )
▪ cooler (= a drink) ( AmE ), spritzer
▪ vinegar
▪
Add two tablespoons of white ~ vinegar.
▪ grape
▪
Red ~ grapes grow well here.
▪ tasting
▪
We hold occasional wine-tasting sessions.
▪ drinker
▪ grower , growing
▪
a wine-growing region
▪ distributor ( esp. AmE ), importer , merchant ( esp. BrE )
▪ sales
▪ business , industry
▪ country , region
▪
a farm at the edge of northern California's ~ country
PHRASES
▪ ~ (sold) by the glass
▪
A good selection of ~ by the glass was on offer.