fino
fino — noun
1. a pale sherry from Spain with almost no sweetness
a pale sherry from Spain with almost no sweetness
Christopher poured chilled fino into small glasses before the oysters arrived.
serve fino chilled before a seafood course
Eli prefers fino with olives, while his sister orders sweet sherry.
fino with olives as a typical pairing
Otis bought a bottle of fino for the seafood dinner.
Gita sipped fino on the patio as the evening cooled.
Luca asked whether the restaurant served fino by the glass.
- sherry
the broad category name, not only this very dry style
- dry sherry
a wider label that can include fino and other dry styles
- sweet sherry
a sweeter style of sherry rather than this very dry one
文法句型
drink fino
a glass of fino
a bottle of fino
serve fino chilled
用法筆記
Usually treated as the name of a wine style rather than a count noun for one item. Speakers often say a glass of fino or a bottle of fino, and it is commonly mentioned as a chilled drink served before food.