Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who appreciates and enjoys wine.
- noun A collector of wine.
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- noun A lover or appreciator of
wine , seeoenophile .
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- noun someone who appreciates wine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As alluded to by “in8 enophile”, above, there is considerable material on biogenic amines in wine.
Wine, allergies, histamines and sulfites - reactions from an allergist | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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The Swiss have shown that amines, a family of chemicals that include histamines, but also more potent products such as those mentioned by “in8 enophile”, are indeed produced by such unwelcome bacteria.
Wine, allergies, histamines and sulfites - reactions from an allergist | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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On April 27th, 2010 at 3: 43 pm, in8 enophile wrote:
Wine, allergies, histamines and sulfites - reactions from an allergist | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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On April 27th, 2010 at 12: 21 pm, in8 enophile wrote:
Wine, allergies, histamines and sulfites - reactions from an allergist | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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A wine-tasting class at the community college does not make you an enophile.
Archive 2009-03-01 Angry Professor 2009
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A wine-tasting class at the community college does not make you an enophile.
Nasty people show up in nasty places. Angry Professor 2009
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(As a side note, IMHO enophile should be pronounced winofile.)
salmonella commented on the word enophile
A person who is knowledgeable about and enjoys wine.
June 19, 2008
john commented on the word enophile
Also, a fan of Brian Eno.
June 19, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word enophile
oenophile
June 19, 2008
skipvia commented on the word enophile
Or of the Eno River in North Carolina, my old stomping grounds.
June 19, 2008
asativum commented on the word enophile
Wouldn't it be one of Mr. Eno's lovers?
June 19, 2008