Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to wines and spirits in British Thesaurus

age (verb)

if wine ages or you age it, its taste improves because it is kept for some time

breathe (verb)

if you let wine breathe, you open it a short time before you drink it so that the flavour improves

decant (verb)

to pour wine out of one container and into another so that the sediment is left behind

distil (verb)

to use this process to make an alcoholic drink such as whisky

distiller (noun)

a company that makes strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky

distillery (noun)

a place where strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made

lees (noun)

the thick substance that forms at the bottom of a bottle of wine

still (noun)

a piece of equipment used for making strong alcohol to drink

tartar (noun)

a red-brown substance that forms inside containers used for storing wine

tread (verb)

if someone treads grapes, they crush them with their feet in order to make wine

vintage (noun)

all of the wine produced in a particular year, or the year that it was produced

viticulture (noun)

formal the activity or science of growing grapes for making wine

winery (noun)

mainly American a place where wine is made