From the Latin for "grape-gathering", it's the time for gathering grapes for wine
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vintage (wine) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "harvest of grapes, yield of wine from a vineyard", from Anglo-French vintage. ... the act or time of harvesting grapes or making wine | a period of . ... a vintage object or vehicle is old, but is kept in good condition because it's . .... French vendange from Latin vindemia "grape-gathering" from vinum "wine" + demere "take away".
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Date to use for vintage - Page 2 - The eBay Community  Something 50 years old is NOT an Antique, it's a Hand Me Down .... 4. the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking. ... ME vindage, vendage < AF; OF vendange < L vndmia grape-gathering, equiv. to vn(um) grape, wine + -dmia a ... from Latin vndmia : vnum, grapes + dmere, to take off (d, de- + emere, to obtain;...
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vintage - WordReference.com Dictionary of English  classic:those old, vintage movies. being the best of its kind; ... Winethe time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking. ... Latin vndmia grape-gathering, equivalent. to vn(um) grape, wine + -dmia a taking away (dm(ere) to take from (see...
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Nonvintage | Define Nonvintage at Dictionary.com  the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking. 5. ... being the best of its kind: ... Latin vndmia grape-gathering, equivalent to vn (um) grape, wine + -dmia a...
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Vintage | Define Vintage at Dictionary.com  the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking. 5. ... being the best of its kind: ... Latin vndmia grape-gathering, equivalent to vn (um) grape, wine + -dmia a...
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Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV - Take us the foxes, the little foxes ...  Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
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Visit - LOUIS/DRESSNER  "I'm was very lucky that my family has always encouraged me to experiment with different .... As we drove off, I couldn't help but feel I'd been to this vineyard before. ..... "Not Ripe. Friday at the earliest, but most probably Sunday or Monday." ... They sting grapes to feed themselves from the sugars, which then dry out and start...
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Song of Solomon 2:15 Commentaries: "Catch the foxes for us, The ...  Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes ... These he commands to take the foxes, to restrain them from doing this ..... Regarding the effect of  passing from one figure to another, vid., under Sol 2:7...
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LacusCurtius  Athenaeus  Deipnosophistae, Book I.24B34E  Jul 1, 2013 ... (Part 3 of 3) ... 4 They were also acquainted with bathing, as a refreshment after toil, in various .... When p115Homer commends dark wine he often calls it fiery. ... and that they were the first to learn how to plant and tend vines from ..... the regions near it: "And ships from Lemnos, laden with wine, lay in port.
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jeopardy/15 at master  towski/jeopardy  GitHub  ... Latin term literally means \"it does not follow\"","category":"FOREIGN WORDS ... for \"session\", it's an annual get-together of Welsh bards &amp; musicians"...
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Glossary of wine terms - Wikipedia  The glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many general terms used within the wine ... Beerenauslese: A German term meaning approximately "harvest of selected berries". ..... Fortified wine: Wine to which alcohol has been added, generally to increase the ..... Sack: An early English term for what is now called Sherry.
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 --  Topix  $500 ~ Websters' says this word for a wine steward is derived from old Provencal for "pack animal driver". Report Abuse. 0. 0. Reply. Alex Trebek. Apr 26, 2011.
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Deconstructing Wine and Food Matching - Wine Lovers Page  Rule number one (wine writers are infamous for making up rules for ... such as Pinot Noir or Gamay can work just as well or better than whites with a wide variety ... is actually derived from the French term vin aigre, literally meaning "sour wine.
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Bacchanalia - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com  Specifically, a Bacchanalia celebrated the god of wine. ... Bacchanalia clearly comes from the name Bacchus  Bakkhos in Greek  and when it's not...
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Merlot - definition of Merlot by The Free Dictionary  [French, young blackbird, Merlot, diminutive of merle, blackbird (probably ... 2. Merlot - dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California.
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Cabernet Sauvignon - definition of Cabernet Sauvignon in English ...  a variety of black wine grape from the Bordeaux area of F... Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, and more from Oxford Dictionaries.
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CISL 650 Smooth & Easy :: The Best of Food & Wine Glossary ...  The alcoholic strength of a wine is a measure of its concentration of Ethanol. ... These light pink wines are also called "Rose" or in some cases "White (Name of red ... One of the largest cities in France, and a generic term for the sea of wine that...
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J! Archive - Show #3613, aired 2000-04-26  It's what "government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not" do .... Derived from the name of the god of wine, it's a drunken or riotous celebration...
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Merlot (Vitis vinifera) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "Merlot" (Vitis vinifera) definition: a black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux. ... French, young blackbird, merlot, diminutive of merle, blackbird (probably from. ... The name Merlot is thought to derive from the Old French word for young ... a dry red wine made from a widely grown grape originally used in the...
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Shiraz: They are only words and sometimes they are all we have  Apr 13, 2006 ... Drinking a great wine is a very sensory experience that can evoke a wide range ... or label the odors, aromas, or bouquet associated with the wine. ... The principal definition of palate is anatomical and refers to the roof of the...
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The Wrath of Grapes - The New York Times  May 28, 2015 ... A band of upstart winemakers is trying to redefine what California wine should ... Sugar content, which determines alcohol levels, rises as fruit ripens. ... colleagues, such nuance becomes impossible to achieve when the wines are ... Early one recent morning, Parr took me to La Cte vineyard, several miles...