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winemaking

winemaking

6 3.9
The process of growing grapes and making wine
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : elaboración de vino
  • The winemaking process involves careful fermentation and aging of grapes to create diverse flavors.
  • grape for winemaking
  • winemaking process
  • winemaking techniques

Examples

  • Once Newdigate had proven himself as a dedicated planter, they experimented with various grapes in hopes of developing a winemaking business.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Boisset is moving Buena Vista back to the future and into the forefront of California winemaking and wine tourism.

    Blog text (20)
  • Home winemaking has been a major part of my life.

    Blog text (29)
  • I have just written a book on winemaking using simple and natural ingredients.

    Blog text (6)
  • My father never understood my passion for winemaking.

  • I don't really know anything about the winemaking process.

  • At the time, they had a winemaking area and a small tasting room.

    Blog text (19)
  • For Patterson, winemaking is a social activity.

    Blog text (29)
  • Participants receive instructions on the winemaking process and will take home a bottle of Benjamin Vineyards wine.

    Blog text (16)
  • In 2010, Patterson wrote Home Winemaking for Dummies, which instantly made him one of the country's experts on the issue.

    Blog text (29)

Synonyms

wine making
vswinemaking
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A process where people grow grapes and turn them into wine

focuses more on practical techniques of growing grapes and making the beverage

How Complex

winemaking
  • Specialized
6 3.9
winegrowing
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

winemaking singular
winemakings plural

Morphology

winemaking = wine + making (transparent) = wine + make + ing

The word is a straightforward compound of 'wine' and 'making' (making = the process of making), so the meaning is directly the process of producing wine.

Etymology

Winemaking is made from wine and making, where wine comes from an old word for the drink and is like French vin and Spanish vino. So, winemaking means the work or process of 'making' wine, from growing grapes to turning them into the drink.