I spotted this word in the November 15 issue of “Wine Spectator”: it describes the crime of letting a wine age too long before you drink it. It’s vinocide when, for example, you buy a lively sauvignon blanc from New Zealand’s latest vintage — and then forget about it in your closet for two years, where it fades and expires. When opened, it’s lost its tangy, zingy flavors of lime and grapefruit. The mandated minimum sentence for vinocide is an evening of disappointment and (if you brought this over-the-hill Burgundy as a housewarming gift) embarrassment. Bring a backup.