3
general::
wine
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wine
red/white/rosé wine
• The waiter brought some red wine.
dry wine
(= not sweet )
• a dry white wine
sweet wine
• A slightly sweet wine goes well with smoked duck.
sparkling wine
(= with bubbles of gas in it )
• The best-known sparkling wine is champagne.
strong wine
(= having a lot of alcohol )
• This village produces strong wines of good character.
light wine
(= without a lot of alcohol )
• The wine is light and refreshing.
fruity wine
• a fresh and fruity wine made in France
full-bodied wine
(= with a pleasantly strong taste )
• full-bodied red wines such as claret
French/Spanish etc wine
• The restaurant has a wide selection of French wines.
vintage wine
(= good quality wine from a particular year )
• He was a collector of vintage wines.
fine wine
(= a good and expensive wine )
• He was a lover of fine wines and good food.
table wine
(= an inexpensive wine to drink with a meal )
• The vineyard produce table wines for local use.
the house wine
(= ordinary wine that is used in restaurants, in contrast to wines that are sold by the bottle and have the label of a wine produce on them )
• a glass of the house wine
phrases
a bottle of wine
• They opened a bottle of wine.
a glass of wine
• I poured myself a glass of wine.
transnet.ir
4
general::
noun ADJ. red, rose, white | fizzy, sparkling | dry | sweet | light He served a light white wine with the lunch. | full-bodied, heady, strong | fruity | sour, vinegary a cheap vinegary wine | mature, young The younger wines will be mature after about three years. | new, old some new wines from South Africa | excellent, expensive, fine, good, great, quality, vintage | cheap, table | house The restaurant's house wines are an Australian Chardonnay and a French red. | dessert | fortified fortified wines such as port and sherry | mulled, spiced | chilled chilled white wine | home-made | dandelion, elderberry, rice, etc. QUANT. drop Would you like another drop of wine? | glass, bottle VERB + WINE drink Do you drink wine? | have I'll have some wine, please. | sip, take a sip of She took a sip of her wine. | gulp, swig, take a gulp/swig of | pour (sb), top up The waiter went round topping up people's wine. | make, produce The winery has been making wine for a couple of centuries. | age, mature wine aged in the bottle | chill | serve | ply sb with They always ply their clients with wine before getting down to business. WINE + VERB flow (figurative) The wine flowed freely at the party. | go to your head The wine had gone to his head and he was starting to talk rubbish. | breathe Open the wine an hour before the meal to let it breathe. | be corked | age, mature WINE + NOUN bottle, glass | list The restaurant has an extensive wine list. | rack I took another bottle from the wine rack. | grower, growing | merchant | tasting The supermarket holds occasional wine-tasting sessions.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary