How do you use the word "wine" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "wine": Wine is poetry in bottles. You bought the food, so if I buy the wine that will even things up.

Wine Meaning

/ˈwaɪ̯n/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

nounAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.

Sentence Examples

Wine is poetry in bottles.

You bought the food, so if I buy the wine that will even things up.

The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list.

CEFR Practice Quiz

She poured a glass of rich red ____ to accompany the steak dinner.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He served a delicious glass of several red ____ with the meal, which matched the flavors of the food perfectly today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnumbor. Proto-Germanic *wīną Proto-West Germanic *wīn Old English wīn Middle English wyn English wine From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino. Cognate with Dutch wijn, German Wein, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vin, Faroese and Icelandic vín.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"And David's Lips are lock't; but in divine High piping Péhlevi, with "Wine! Wine! Wine! Red Wine!" — the Nightingale cries to the Rose That yellow Cheek of her's to'incarnadine." — 1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 2:

"In Europe then [1925] we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also as a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary, and I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking either wine or cider or beer." — 1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 156:

"Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need the 2007 edition of “Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines” (Toby Press, $19.95)." — 2007 January 14, Howard G. Goldberg, “A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:

"The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates promoted wine for various purposes, including reducing fevers and dressing wounds." — 2022 January 22, Jonathan Reiner, “If you think that glass of wine is good for you, it’s time to reconsider”, in CNN:

"Neither Major Wadhams nor I is accustomed to being wined and dined by perfect strangers who do not even present themselves, but leave servants to do the honors, consequently to both of us our present situation smacks of romance and adventure;" — 1919, Lee Meriwether, The War Diary of a Diplomat, Dodd, Mead and Company, page 159:

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