vintage

noun

1. 1

   The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.

2. 2

   Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.

   I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other. I may credit the seductive influence of an old vintage upon the narrator for the beginning of it, and my own skeptical incredulity during the days that followed for the balance of the strange tale.

3. 3

   The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

4. 4

   The year or place in which something is produced.

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

2. 2

   Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.

3. 3

   Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.). built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).

4. 4

   Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.). produced between the years 1870 and 1980.

5. 5

   Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.). produced between the years of 1945 and 1970, during the post-war period.

verb

1. 1

   To harvest (grapes).

2. 2

   To make (wine) from grapes.

Forms

plural

vintages

comparative

more vintage

superlative

most vintage

past tense

vintaged

past participle

vintaged

present participle

vintaging

third person singular

vintages