Definition of "oenophile"

With this kind of experience and depth in the wine cellar, the servers can offer exotic flights and other temptations for oenophiles that few Orange County restaurants can equal.

2008 December, Anne Valdespino, “Mr. Stox”, in Orange Coast, volume 34, number 12, page 139

Wines can be described with words like cigar box and “pencil lead,” or flinty or with hints of sandalwood — oenophiles can veer into what many might deem pretentiousness pretty quick.

2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post‎