vinum

[vahy-nuhm, vee-]

noun

1. (in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vinum¹

From the Latin word vīnum wine

Example Sentences

The Church saw vinum clarum as a profane wine, and its consumption was not imbued with Christian symbolism, nor attached to any table ceremony.

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Nelly Ward from Vinum Fine Wines, who attended Bellavita, found the wines intriguing and says "The finish is long, persistent, with a certain salty mineral, almost iron flavor."

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I bought a set of six almost immediately after the tasting, not cheap at more than $50 apiece but worth it for supplementing the conventional, serviceable Riedel Vinum Cabernet glasses that I had long been using daily at home for every sort of wine.

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Each was superior to the Riedel Vinum, the far cheaper and less exalted glass I’ve used at home for years.

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It’s early to make a final judgment on the wines of 2018, even for Mr. Dirksen, a critic for Vinum, an industry publication.

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