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Oenglish: the language of labels.

The label on the wine bottle said the wine inside was 'affable'. It was a Victorian shiraz, 2008. I have forgotten the maker, who might be an affable chap. But I suspect he meant either quaffable or approachable, or a meaning in between those words.

Happy new year.

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  1. Funny. Maybe he meant it wasn't going to attack anyone's taste buds.
    I love the word quaff

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  2. Originally meaning to drink in copious draughts. There is a modern expression for this that is more succinct but not as poetic.

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