fine wine
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3.5
- noun
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vino de calidad
- I'm drinking fine wines now that I've met Tilde.
- drink fine wine
- enjoy fine wine
- appreciate fine wine
But if you handed a Stoic a glass of really fine wine, he would probably say, oh, sure, I'll drink that.
- But if you handed a Stoic a glass of really fine wine, he would probably say, oh, sure, I'll drink that.
- Things like luxury homes, artworks, jewelry, fine wine, classic cars, musical instruments, rare books and more.
- Food, ingredients, fine wines, those could be things in the sense that Rilka's talking about.
- It's like a fine wine rolled around a little bit.
- So you know, to, to, you know, have a fine wine or whatever it is you like in life.
- Nell Vitner with House of Mustang, blending your passion for music with fine wine making.
Examples
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She savored each sip of the fine wine, appreciating its complex flavors and aromas.
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Some people collect fine wines.
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I married an amazing woman who has no appreciation at all for fine food or fine wine.
Blog text (28) -
We have some rather fine wines aboard.
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They'd eat fine meals, drink fine wine, listen to music.
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Dinner parties at his penthouse apartment were elegant affairs of good food and fine wines.
Academic text (1992) -
"A fine wine," Bellarmine said, and offered a glass to Barberini.
Fiction book (1998) -
Think of all the time you've wasted on this, when you could let me bring you out for a nice steak dinner and a bottle of fine wine.
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Fine wines were one of his passions, and his palate was extremely discriminating.
Fiction book (1998) -
At the gala, guests enjoyed exquisite food paired with fine wine from renowned vineyards.
Antonyms
How High-Quality
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'wine of the highest quality' is directly and compositionally derived from 'fine' (excellent) + 'wine' (alcoholic beverage), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This adjective + noun construction is common across languages and follows transparent semantic composition, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase fine wine comes from the picture of a carefully made bottle that has been aged until it is smooth and pure, where fine means high-quality and wine is the drink. People imagine quiet cellars and skilled makers, so fine wine today means 'wine of the highest quality'.