Retro vs. Vintage

Retroadjective

Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

Retronoun

(uncountable) Past fashions or trends.

Retronoun

(countable) retrorocket

Retronoun

(countable) retrospective

Retronoun

a fashion reminiscent of the past

Retroadjective

affecting things past;

Vintagenoun

The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.

Vintagenoun

Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.

Vintagenoun

The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

Vintagenoun

The year or place in which something is produced.

Vintageadjective

(attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

Vintageadjective

(attributively) Having an enduring appeal; high-quality

Vintageadjective

(attributively) Classic (such as video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, or old magazines, etc.).

Vintageadjective

(attributively) Of a motor car, built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).

Vintageadjective

Of a watch, produced between the years 1870 and 1980.

Vintageverb

(transitive) To harvest (grapes).

Vintageverb

(transitive) To make (wine) from grapes.

Vintagenoun

The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.

Vintagenoun

The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season.

Vintagenoun

a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

Vintagenoun

the oldness of wines

Vintage

Vintage, in winemaking, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product—wine (see Harvest (wine)). A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year.