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oenological

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[ee-nuh-lahj-ik-uhl] / ˌi nəˈlɑdʒ ɪk əl /

adjective

  1. relating to oenology, or the science and craft of wines and winemaking.


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A couple of years ago, archeologists working at sites south of Tbilisi unearthed shards of pottery that were coated in oenological residue from 6000 B.C.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

The four of us, all regular cyclists, wanted a challenge, but we had no intention of denying ourselves the culinary and oenological joys of a French Alpine vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 23, 2015

Equally relevant to the city’s appeal today is the fact that the Alentejo is a prime gastronomic and oenological destination, and a relatively inexpensive and unfussy one at that.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2011

If nothing else, Broadbent's precise descriptions of oenological rarities will provide wine snobs with endless ammunition for oneupmanship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside the buildings, squads of chemists pore over their latest oenological formulations, while viniculturists experiment with ways to improve soil and vines.

From Time Magazine Archive

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