in vino veritas

[ in wee-noh we-ri-tahs; English in vahy-noh ver-i-tas, -tahs, vee-noh ]

Latin.

1. in wine there is truth.

in vino veritas

/ ɪn ˈviːnəʊ ˈvɛrɪˌtæs /

(no translation)

1. in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk

in vino veritas

1. A Latin phrase suggesting that people are more likely to say what they really feel under the influence of alcohol. It means, “There is truth in wine.”

Example Sentences

In vino veritas: “The Wire’s” Dominic West joins resident oenophiles James Purefoy, Matthew Goode and “The Americans’” Matthew Rhys for Season 3 of the foodie travelogue “The Wine Show.”

From Los Angeles Times

In vino veritas, or perhaps more appropriately, in Bud Light veritas: These were the words that came to mind while I watched Saturday's Proud Boys riot in Washington, D.C.

From Salon

In vino veritas, goes the old proverb, but the truth about truth is that it can come from any sort of alcohol.

From The Guardian

Favourites here include Eat17, Orford Saloon tapas and In Vino Veritas wine bar, in the village; And, close to God’s Own Junkyard neon art gallery, Ravenswood industrial estate has microbreweries and a gin palace.

From The Guardian

I’m reminded of my intense dislike for that petty little phrase “in vino veritas”, which always seemed to be permission to drink-shame people already crippled by filthy hangovers.

From The Guardian