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FYI there is an unofficial repository for aptosid (debian based) from which you can easily install (and automatically update) the latest wine package.

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deb http://frickelplatz.de/debian/ sid main


Add the line above to /etc/apt/sources.list.

I also changed the pinning policy by adding the following lines to /etc/apt/preferences, in order to avoid undesired updates from packages other than wine.

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Package: *
Pin: origin frickelplatz.de
Pin-Priority: 200

Package: wine
Pin: origin frickelplatz.de
Pin-Priority: 800


(may not be the best policy ever, but it just worked in my case. If anyone knows a more robust one please let me know)

Update as usual:

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sudo apt-get update


You may want to install their keyrings before installing the wine package:

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sudo apt-get install frickelplatz-archive-keyring frickelplatz-keyring frickelplatz-keyrings


then you're ready to go with wine:

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sudo apt-get install wine


of course you may use Synaptic instead.
I used it with LMDE for several months without problems then I dismissed it just because I got tired of wine.
Note that the repository is not officially supported (like many others) and you can find it down from time to time so try it at your own risk.
Also, mixing distribution repositories is not recommended for beginners; watch carefully every operation or you can easily screw up your system.