nonvintage

/ nɒnˈvɪntɪdʒ /

adjective

1. (of wine) not of an outstandingly good year

2. not representative of the best

   two nonvintage teams

Example Sentences

Barnard Griffin Winery nonvintage C’est le Vin rosé of Sangiovese, Washington State, $8: The dean of Washington winemakers, Rob Griffin, now has his highly decorated rosé wine in a 355-milliliter can — thanks to the urging of his winemaking daughter, Megan Hughes.

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House Wine nonvintage Rosé Bubbles, American, $6: Seattle-based Precept pulls from the Columbia Basin for this canned project that’s lively with strawberry-rhubarb and lemon-lime notes.

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Fossi also makes a nonvintage rosso ideal for pizza night.

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I tried not to repeat previous end-of-the-year suggestions, although a few of these bottles are old favorites, and among the Champagnes, I stuck with nonvintage and entry-level bottles.

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The Champagne house Louis Roederer recently changed its entry-level, nonvintage bottle.

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