Definitions for vintage
ˈvɪn tɪdʒvin·tage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. vintagenoun

   a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

2. vintage, time of originnoun

   the oldness of wines

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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.

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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.

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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.]

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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.

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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. vindemia—vinum, wine, grapes, demĕre, to remove—de, out of or away, emĕre, to take.]

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How to pronounce vintage?

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Numerology

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. Robert Parker:

   I think they have to go 30 percent down in prices, the Bordelais have been slow to realize it's a global marketplace now ... I think they have to be real smart and look at the big picture when they price this new vintage.

2. John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath:

   In the hearts and minds of the people, the grapes of wrath were growing heavy for the vintage.

3. Michael Schad:

   What you've seen over the last two years is distributions from the private equity portfolio have been very, very strong, which will give investors a cause for optimism, four years ago people might have had questions on the 2006-2007 vintage. But these funds have really turned around.

4. Tom Wark:

   It's not like we're talking about cocaine or heroin here, we're talking about a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2012 vintage.

5. 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.

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