... is of recent vintage?

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palinkasocsi

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Dear Friends,

What does the following mean:

The academic research on this topic is of relative(ly) recent vintage?

Thank you very much.

Palinkasocsi
 

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Dear Friends,

What does the following mean:

The academic research on this topic is of relative(ly) recent vintage?

Thank you very much.

Palinkasocsi

It just means that it's recent.
 

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:up: The source of the metaphor is apparent from the first three letters - vin; but, as palinkasocsi's example shows, the phrases 'good vintage' and 'recent vintage' don't just apply just to wine now.

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