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Definitions for vintage
ˈvɪn tɪdʒvin·tage

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vintagenoun

    a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

  2. vintage, time of originnoun

    the oldness of wines

Wiktionary

  1. vintagenoun

    The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season

  2. vintagenoun

    Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin

  3. vintagenoun

    The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking

  4. vintagenoun

    The year or place in which something is produced

  5. vintageverb

    To harvest (grapes).

  6. vintageverb

    To make (wine) from grapes.

  7. vintageadjective

    of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage

  8. vintageadjective

    having an enduring appeal; high-quality, classic (such as video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, or old magazines, etc.)

  9. vintageadjective

    of a motor car built between the years 1919 and 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).

  10. Etymology: From Anglo-Norman vintage, from vendage, (cognate with French vendange), from vindemia, from vinum + demo, from de + emo.

Wikipedia

  1. Vintage

    Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product—wine. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though not strictly correct, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union, the requirement is 85%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an AVA, (e.g., Napa Valley), in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% rule in the United States applies equally to imports, but there are difficulties in enforcing the regulation.The opposite of a vintage wine is a nonvintage wine (often seen on a wine list as 'NV'), which is usually a blend from the produce of two or more years. This is a common practice for winemakers seeking a consistent style of wine, year on year.

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  1. vintage

    Vintage refers to something of high quality that demonstrates characteristics of a particular period of time in the past. It is often used to describe objects or styles that are between 20 and 100 years old. In terms of wine, it specifically refers to the year or place in which the wine was produced.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vintagenoun

    the produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840

  2. Vintagenoun

    the act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season

  3. Etymology: [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See Wine, Redeem, and cf. Vindemial.]

Wikidata

  1. Vintage

    Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality. Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is 75% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union, the requirement is 85%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an AVA, in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% rule in the United States applies equally to imports, but there are obvious difficulties in enforcing the regulation. The opposite of a vintage wine is a nonvintage wine, which is usually a blend from the produce of two or more years. This is a common practice for winemakers seeking a consistent style of wine, year on year.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vintage

    vin′tāj, n. the gathering of grapes: the yearly produce of grapes: the time of grape-gathering: wine.—n. Vin′tāger. [Fr. vendange—L. vindemiavinum, wine, grapes, demĕre, to remove—de, out of or away, emĕre, to take.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vintage in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vintage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of vintage in a Sentence

  1. Mary Brett Whitfield:

    The Herschel brand provides great functionality, while combining vintage and contemporary design elements that evoke heritage and current trends simultaneously, the seasonal colorways, patterns and collaborations continuously refresh The Herschel brand even though the core of the offer relies on a few standard pieces and silhouettes. The line is also priced to be attainable for many shoppers.

  2. Courtnay Tartt Elias:

    Some new Halloween décor has had a vintage feel to it, so it seems natural that people are seeking the ‘real deal’ — actual vintage items now, mercury glass pumpkins, textural gourds in colors other than orange, velvet pumpkins, and items decoupaged with vintage Halloween artwork are examples of newer seasonal décor with a vintage feel.

  3. James Gallo:

    This is a great auction, there's almost 400 figures from the vintage line from 1977 to 1985 which is a huge amount of both quantity and variety, there's also approximately 100 master replica items, helmets, blasters that were made off the original prop mold. So it's a large amount of 'Star Wars' items in one sale.

  4. Jed Lowrie:

    Pretty vintage Elvis, an amazing play by Elvis, so he saved me there.

  5. Ray Duncan:

    We made the ’72, ’73, ’74 and ’75 before we sold our first bottle of wine. My dad had the faith and trust in Justin to do that, we basically borrowed all the money. It was not that expensive. Nobody was here—there was nothing going on. The investment on the first vintage was probably $5 a bottle, or $60 a case.

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