wine cooler

American  

noun

1. a bucket for holding ice to chill a bottle of wine.

2. a drink made of wine, fruit juice, carbonated water, and sometimes other flavorings.

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wine cooler British  

noun

1. a bucket-like vessel containing ice in which a bottle of wine is placed to be cooled

2. the full name for cooler

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Etymology

Origin of wine cooler

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

And they displayed heritage mums in places guests might not expect to see them — inside tall, stemmed glasses, for example, and mixed with white pine branches in a wine cooler.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

The main level also holds an indoor-outdoor dining room, wine cooler, movie theater and kitchen with two islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2022

The kitchen has stone countertops, two dishwashers, three refrigerators, a wine cooler and two warming ovens.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2020

People started farming Merlot like crazy to meet demand, and the quality in the mass market dropped precipitously, along with prices, making it a veritable wine cooler of reds.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2018

There was a circular table within the kettle, around which sat the guests, each with a wine "cooler" at his side.

From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various