non-vintage

/ˌnɒn ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌnän-ˈvin-tij How to pronounce nonvintage (audio)/ (ame, mw)

non-vintage — adjective

1. describing a wine that combines wine from several harvest years instead of one s

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a wine that combines wine from several harvest years instead of one stated year, often so each bottle matches the producer's usual style

例句

The hotel served a non-vintage champagne at Lara and Ilan's wedding dinner.

non-vintage + champagne on wine labels

Eshe chose a non-vintage sparkling wine for the gallery's opening night.

non-vintage + sparkling wine

同義詞
  • NV

    common label abbreviation for this wine term

  • blended

    broader term that does not always refer specifically to mixing harvest years

反義詞
  • vintage

    used for wine from one named harvest year

文法句型

non-vintage + champagne/wine/port

用法筆記

Most often seen on champagne, sparkling wine, and port labels. It contrasts with vintage wine because the wine is blended across harvest years rather than tied to one named year.

常見錯誤

❌This 2018 bottle is non-vintage.
✅This bottle is non-vintage and blends wine from several years.
💡if one harvest year is named as the wine's year, it is not non-vintage.