Wine
Following are various words and phrases associated with the popular topic of Wine.
One word that can be confusing is that for Cellar. If you look up in the dictionary there are 3 different words that could be given to indicate a cellar. Those words are κάβα/ΚΑΒΑ given as "wine cellar", υπόγειο/ΥΠΟΓΕΙΟ as just a normal "cellar" (i.e. a general word for the floor below ground level), and κελλάρι/ΚΕΛΛΑΡΙ which is often defined in the dictionary as a larder.
My thanks go to Tetina of Athens from the Greek WordReferance.com Forum for explaining the useage of these three words in the example here:
We have a great sellection (κάβα) of wines. Most of them are kept in the cellar (κελλάρι) for years in order to mature properly. My ancestors build it in the basement (υπόγειο) to protect them from the sun and the air.
| English | Lowercase | Uppercase |
| Wine (Formal term) | ο οίνος | Ο ΟΙΝΟΣ |
| Wine (Everyday word) | το κρασί | ΤΟ ΚΡΑΣΙ |
| White | λέυκο | ΛΕΥΚΟ |
| Dry | ξηρό | ΞΗΡΟ |
| Sweet | γλυκό | ΓΛΥΚΟ |
| Sparkling | αεριούχο | ΑΕΡΙΟΥΧΟ |
| Froth | ο αφρώδης | Ο ΑΦΡΩΔΗΣ |
| Wine Cellar | το κελλάρι | ΤΟ ΚΕΛΛΑΡΙ |
| Winery | η οινοποίια | Η ΟΙΝΟΠΟΙΙΑ |
| Corkscrew | το ανοιχτίρι | ΤΟ ΑΝΟΙΧΤΙΡΙ |
| Cork | ο φελός | Ο ΦΕΛΟΣ |
| Wine from the Barrel | βαρελίσιο κρασί | ΒΑΡΕΛΙΣΙΟ ΚΡΑΣΙ |
| House Wine | χύμα κρασί | ΧΥΜΑ ΚΡΑΣΙ |
| Local Wine | ντόπιο κρασί | ΝΤΟΠΙΟ ΚΡΑΣΙ |
| Vintage Wine | κρασί καλής χρονιάς | ΚΡΑΣΙ ΚΑΛΗΣ ΧΡΟΝΙΑΣ |
| The wine is bad/off | το κρασί είναι χαλασμένο | ΤΟ ΚΡΑΣΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΧΑΛΑΣΜΕΝΟ |