Vint"age (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See Wine, Redeem, and cf. Vindemial.]
1.
The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.
2.
The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season.
Vintage spring, a wine fount. -- Vintage time, the time of gathering grapes and making wine.
Milton.
© Webster 1913.