oenophile
/ee-nuh-fahyl/US // ˈi nəˌfaɪl //UK // (ˈiːnəˌfaɪl) //
嗜酒者,嗜酒如命,嗜酒如命的人,嗜酒成性
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
Examples
Today’s oenophiles who revel in a pinot noir from Patagonia, a chardonnay from Tasmania, a riesling from Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula, even the traditional qvevri wines of Georgia now in vogue, should raise a glass and toast Spurrier.
Like her parents, Bedford rarely economized and, being a gourmet as well as an oenophile, always insisted on the best food and wine.
For wine novices and self-described oenophiles alike, there could be no better time to start, grow, and improve one’s wine collection.
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