also: ビンテージイヤー
noun
vintage year
A loanword from English, used in contexts like wine, cars, or collectibles to denote a year of production or harvest. Not a common everyday word; mostly found in specialized or hobbyist discussions.
このワインのヴィンテージイヤーは2015年です。
The vintage year of this wine is 2015.
彼はヴィンテージイヤーのギターを集めている。
He collects guitars from specific vintage years.
Alternate spelling using ビ instead of ヴィ, reflecting a common pronunciation variant.
Spelling with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity in compound loanwords.
Alternate spelling with ビ and a middle dot.
ヴィンテージ alone means 'vintage' as a quality or style, while ヴィンテージイヤー specifically refers to the year of production.
Loanword from English 'vintage year'. The spelling variants reflect the adaptation of the 'v' sound (ヴィ vs ビ) and the optional use of a middle dot in compound katakana words.