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oenological

American  
[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

Back in R.A.F. days he cultivated a taste for classic German Moselles, now ranks as an oenological connoisseur.

From Time Magazine Archive

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