grapiness en · NOUN
Etymology
From grapy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A resemblance to grapes.
While the Manischewitz’s cloying sweetness comes through (one suspects it would take a full gallon of bourbon to subdue that candied Concord grapiness), the drink is determinedly balanced, and rather festive to boot.
2009 April 12, Jonathan Miles, “A Cocktail Mixed With a Punch Line”, in New York Times: