/ˈiːnə(ʊ)fɪl/, U.S. /ˈinəˌfɪl/, 1900s– oenophile, 1900s– oinophile. oenophileenophilen.
/ˈiːnəfʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈinəˌfaɪl//ˈiːnə(ʊ)fɪl/, U.S. /ˈinəˌfɪl/, 1900s– oenophile, 1900s– oinophile. A lover of wine; spec. a wine connoisseur.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking of wine > person > connoisseur or lover of wine
vinologist1845
oenophilist1859
oenologist1865
oenophile1865
wine-buff1976
1865 L. Marie tr. J. Guyot Culture of Vine 89/1 The œnophiles of Champagne number among them a few..impostors..who make Champagne wines with grapes bought outside the department.
1890 Insect Life Apr. 295 An International Exposition..was held at Rome..under the auspices of the Italian Œnophile Club.
1930 New Statesman 28 June 366/1 Professor Saintsbury, an oenophile who is free from the snobbish contempt his kind affect for whisky.
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 May 419/1 That eminent oinophile Mr. Warner Allen.
1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iii. 68 This man, who described himself as an oenophil, believed that wine was the only fit alcoholic drink.
1976 Times 5 May 16/8 British Transport Hotels invited distinguished oenophiles to sip and sniff their way through a representative selection of English wines.
1989 Wine Spectator 31 Aug. 55/3 The spate of older vintages at The Angus Barn enables every budding enophile to make up for opportunities lost during the county's dry spell.
2001 Art Room Catal. Autumn 9/3 This handsome book allows oenophiles to keep a record of their most memorable wines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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