vinous.

1. Resembling wine in taste, smell, or character, or relating to wine.

2. Having a dark reddish or purplish color associated with wine.

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Words that belong together

• a vinous aroma
• vinous notes

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The fruit gave the sauce a faint vinous aroma.

He noticed vinous notes in the drink before its bitterness reached him.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Relational or color adjective; more and most only in a natural qualitative comparison. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.