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viticulture

viticulture

1 8.4
Growing grapes to make wine
  • noun
  • /ˌvaɪtɪˈkʌltʃər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : viticultura
  • He attended a workshop to learn more about viticulture and its impact on wine production.
  • precision viticulture
  • professor of viticulture

Examples

  • What's unique about this competition is that the Kiwanis Club of St. Helena is donating all proceeds to scholarships for young people who have chosen to go into the core businesses that make Napa Valley so unique: agriculture, enology, viticulture, and hospitality.

    Blog text (9)
  • In order to create high-quality wine, understanding viticulture is essential for grape growers.

  • For me, it means at least organic viticulture, not only for a better flavor but also better for the environment and our bodies.

    Blog text (20)
  • The region has incredible dairy, crop, and viticulture supply chains, as well as outstanding natural resources, including a significant natural water supply.

    Blog text (22)
  • My wife works at a vineyard with a nearly uniformly female gender distribution in the viticulture division.

    Blog text (29)
  • The goal, he says, is to develop and introduce rootstocks that are both resistant to the tougher nematodes and adaptable to California viticulture.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Bearing in mind improvements in viticulture techniques, the number of enthusiasts with time and money to grow vines, and the enormous increase in population, it would be expected that there would be many more vineyards today.

    Blog text (14)
  • ARS is breaking new ground in grape research in New York's Finger Lakes region, whose storied history with viticulture and the wine industry dates back to the 1850s.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Benoit Lahaye is a passionate advocate of natural winegrowing; the estate was fully converted to organic viticulture in 2003 and certified organic (biologique) in 2007.

    Blog text (31)
  • The agricultural techniques involved in viticulture can greatly influence the flavor of the final product.

Synonyms

winemaking
vsviticulture
  • Specialized
6 3.9

The process of growing grapes and making wine

leans toward scientific study of vine growing rather than practical technique
wine making
vsviticulture
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A process where people grow grapes and turn them into wine

focuses more on cultivation science than on combined process steps
viniculture
vsviticulture
  • Specialized
8.7

Growing grapes to make wine

emphasizes the scientific study of grape cultivation rather than production focus
winegrowing
vsviticulture
  • Specialized
4.2

Farming grapes to make wine

stresses scientific principles and research in grape cultivation

Surface Forms

viticulture singular
viticultures plural

Morphology

viticulture = culture (opaque) = viti + culture + viti

The combining form 'viti-' (meaning 'vine') is not a standalone English word, so learners who only know 'culture' are unlikely to infer the meaning 'cultivation of grapevines'.

Etymology

Viticulture comes from the Latin words vitis meaning 'vine' and cultura meaning 'cultivation', the same '-culture' you see in agriculture. So, viticulture is the science and practice of growing grapevines, especially for winemaking.