wineless

Lacking any wine

Wineless means without wine or lacking wine.

The word appears in literary or poetic contexts to describe meals, occasions, or places where wine is absent: a wineless dinner, the wineless monastery.

Rarely used in everyday speech.

dining

teetotal

Avoiding all alcohol

soberFree from intoxication
dryFree from moisture
abstinentRefraining from pleasures

temperance · alcohol-free · juice · water · sparkling · mocktail · designated · restaurant · pairing · sommelier

cellar

empty

Holding nothing inside

depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
barrenUnable to produce
unstockedLacking inventory or supplies

bare · shortage · collection · rack · storage · bottles · reserve · inventory · supply · replenish

ritual

libation

Ceremonial drink offering

offeringSomething presented or given
ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace

communion · Eucharist · altar · sacrifice · religious · temple · observance · tradition · rite · sacred

Opposites

presence of wine

winelessvinous

Of or like wine

bacchanalian · bibulous

Family

wine, vintage, vineyard, wines, winery, wineglass, winemaker, vintner, vintages

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G