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viniculture

viniculture

8.7
Growing grapes to make wine
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪnɪˌkʌltʃər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vinicultura
  • After learning about viniculture, she decided to start her own vineyard and produce her own wine.

Examples

  • "Hard work, a good knowledge of viniculture, perseverance, and a superior product.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I discovered from the Gordons that the suave and debonair Mr. Tobin had studied viniculture in France and held some grape juice degrees and all that.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I am here because I wanna learn... everything there is to know about viniculture and viticulture.

  • The decline in viniculture after the Romans left might be due to the fall in temperatures in the CDA, but also perhaps due to the fact that the new settlers didn't drink wine; they preferred beer.

    Blog text (14)
  • -"Your death will stand as a landmark in the continuing struggle to liberate the parent land from the hands of the Roman imperialist aggressors, excluding those concerned with drainage, medicine, roads, housing, education, viniculture and any other Romans contributing to the welfare of Jews of both sexes and hermaphrodites.

  • The farmers in the region focused on viniculture to maintain their traditional winemaking practices.

  • His passion for viniculture led him to travel to Italy to study ancient winemaking techniques.

Synonyms

winemaking
vsviniculture
  • Specialized
6 3.9

The process of growing grapes and making wine

is concerned mainly with cultivating and producing grapes rather than wine techniques
viticulture
vsviniculture
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Growing grapes to make wine

is about cultivation and production of grapes rather than only scientific practice
wine making
vsviniculture
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A process where people grow grapes and turn them into wine

is focused on grape cultivation and production rather than the wine production stages
winegrowing
vsviniculture
  • Specialized
4.2

Farming grapes to make wine

is the broader cultivation and production of grapes beyond commercial practice

How Commercial

winegrowing
  • Specialized
4.2
viniculture
  • Specialized
8.7
smallholding
  • UK
7.1

Surface Forms

viniculture singular
vinicultures plural

Morphology

viniculture = culture (semi-transparent) = vini + culture

The element 'culture' is fully transparent, but the combining form 'vini' (relating to wine/vines) is not a productive or widely known English prefix for learners, making the overall base only partially obvious.

Etymology

The word viniculture comes from the Latin vinum meaning 'wine' and culture meaning 'growing' or 'care'. So, viniculture is literally 'growing wine', the growing and care of grape vines to make wine.