wine-ology

See also: wineology

English

Noun

wine-ology (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of wineology
   • 1959 October 25, The Miami News, Miami, Fla., page 11E:

     And that was a memorable party. There were champagne bars all over the place — in the lobbies, in the pool area, and in private suites. They estimated about 3,000 sippers, which is a lot of bubble-water hospitality, in anybody’s wine-ology.

   • 1991, Cathie Pelletier, The Weight of Winter, page 113:

     “‘No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new,’” said Sicily, “‘for he sayeth, The old is better.’” […] “My memory’s just as good as in my teens. I never dreamt I’d remember that wine-ology parable.”

   • 2003 March 27, Dee Hobsbawn-Smith, “John Ash: Out of the classroom, Into the fire”, in Calgary Herald, page E7:

     Ash cautioned wine and food fans to ignore “smelliers,” his less-than-kind term for pompous wine snobs who intentionally intimidate those without a degree in wine-ology.

   • 2015 February 5, The Bellingham Herald, section “Take 5”, page 22:

     Matthew McKinnon from Unique Wines, purveyor of premium wines, will be visiting Uptown Art and instructing an introductory wine-ology class.