oenophile

• enophile
• œnophile

From oeno- +‎ -phile.

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.nəʊˌfaɪl/, /ˈiː.nəˌfaɪl/

oenophile (plural oenophiles)

1. A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.

   The oenophile had a large wine cellar stocked with bottles from around the world.

   • 2008 December, Anne Valdespino, “Mr. Stox”, in Orange Coast, volume 34, number 12, →ISSN, page 139:

     With this kind of experience and depth in the wine cellar, the servers can offer exotic flights and other temptations for oenophiles that few Orange County restaurants can equal.

   • 2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post‎:

     Wines can be described with words like cigar box and “pencil lead,” or flinty or with hints of sandalwood — oenophiles can veer into what many might deem pretentiousness pretty quick.

• oenophilist
• vinophile

• oenophilic
• oenophilia