No a wine thief doesn't belong in prison. No, a wine thief will never, ever get drunk. Its use is described below, but maybe you can guess from its appearance.
WarmA warm wine is a red wine containing a lot of alcohol, in harmony with other components such as acidity and flavor.
A watery wine is thin.
Weak
A weak wine lacks some components.
Weighty
A weighty wine is well-structured with a bit too much flavor or heaviness.
Well-balanced
All the fundamental components of a well-balanced wine: acidity, alcohol, astringency, and flavors are present and harmonious.
Wine lake
This derogatory term refers to the massive European Union production of low-quality table wine.
Wine thief
A wine thief is a clear glass or plastic sampling tube with a narrow opening at each end. The taster lowers the tube into the barrel or other container, fills it to a given a barrel and removes it, keeping his or her finger on the upper opening to collect a wine sample.
Woody
A woody wine has spent too much time in oak barrels.