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How would you say "wine tasting" in Latin?
I'm trying to get creative for a freelance writing project, and I'd like to know how to say "wine tasting" in Latin. I'm assuming it begins with "viti" or "vini" but I'm not sure. I tried a few English-Latin online dictionaries, but either they didn't work, or didn't have a translation. (If you're not sure how to say "wine tasting" exactly, I'd also accept a term that means someone who appreciates wine.) If you can help me in any way, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks! :)
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- the best answer is Como me or Bessa me Culo
- gusto - [to taste , take a little of; to partake of, enjoy] vinum -i n. [wine , wine-drinking]. "gusto vinum" is my shot at it There are so many intricacies of this dead language. I imagine if you asked several Latin language scholars you would likely receive several different answers.
- For starters, 'degustatio vinorum' would be 'a tasting of wines'. (Tasting only one wine would be 'vini'.) If you want to say you are fond of wine, 'vinosus sum' (masc) or 'vinosa sum' (fem). The Romans had a pretty wide vocabulary for wine - there's even a word (pytisma) that means 'wine spit out at a wine tasting'.
- If you mean 'tasting to appreciate,evaluate a wine' then I suggest 'Vini aestimatio" if referred to a single wine and 'Vinorum aestimatio' if to more wines. Also 'degustatio' of previous answer sounds correct but I don't like the construction used. I would rather say 'vini degustatio'(sing.) or 'vinorum degustatio' (pl.)
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