the wine from a particular harvest or crop.

the annual produce of the grape harvest, esp. with reference to the wine obtained.

an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.

the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.

the act or process of producing wine; winemaking.

the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use

a hat of last year's vintage.

of or pertaining to wines or winemaking.

being of a specified vintage

Vintage wines are usually more expensive than nonvintage wines.

representing the high quality of a past time

vintage cars; vintage movies.

old-fashioned or obsolete

vintage jokes.

being the best of its kind

They praised the play as vintage O'Neill.

to gather or harvest (grapes) for wine-making

The muscats were vintaged too early.

to make (wine) from grapes

a region that vintages a truly great champagne.

to harvest grapes for wine-making.

adjective

inferior , minor , unimportant

adjective

best , choice , classic , classical , excellent , mature , old , prime , rare , ripe , select , selected , venerable , antiquated , antique , archaic , bygone , dated , dowdy , fusty , old-time , outdated , outmoded , out-of-date , pass , characteristic , individual , peculiar , typical

noun

collection , epoch , era , generation , grapes , harvest , origin , wine , year , aged , ancient , antiquated , antique , choice , classical , crop , dated , old , prize , rare , selected , superior