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\ˈwī-(ˌ)nō\ noun; plural, wineauxs

An individual who derives excessive pleasure from all aspects of wine, often exhibiting symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Usually found in vineyards and tasting rooms throughout the world while on vacation, the wine bar closest to home, his or her wine cellar, and wine stores, the wineaux will also have large decorative books on wines, terroir, viticulture, and wine-making at home, along with a collection of Wine Spectator magazine. Additionally, wineauxs tend to gather in herds at wine tastings - especially free ones.
Those people standing around sniffing wine glasses are obviously wineauxs in their natural habitat.

Etymology: Believed to have been coined by the president of the Pittsburgh Wine Festival in May of 2004 on the occaision of the festival as witnessed by this contributor.
wineaux by Wonksemiologist June 27, 2014
Related Words
Wineau (wyno) or plural Wineaux (wynoze)
Use stemware, usually the proper one.
The difference between Winos and Wineaux, the latter are usually INside
Wineaux by BerlyMo October 17, 2011

Urban Wineaux 

A “state of mind” as it relates to the consumption of wine from a glass; those who congregate in an establishment rather than a street corner to consume wine.
The Housewives of New York are the consumate Urban Wineauxs
Urban Wineaux by Wnegoddess1 June 4, 2010

WineauxClock 

Noun. Refers to the right moment, hour, day or year to drink wine. Applies to both casual, social situations as well as to premium year for serious wine enthusiasts to open ageing wine.
2016 was a great year for California Cabernet- it's WineauxClock for these bottles in 2026

or
It's always WineauxClock somewhere- what's in your glass?
WineauxClock by TheOriginalWineaux November 28, 2024