vintner
- noun
- /ˈvɪntər/
- Near its center, surrounded by overgrown hedges and flower beds, the vintner's house rises, a sprawling two-story villa with a crumbling tile roof.
- vintners and wine
- local vintner
- fellow vintner
Examples
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And that is a big reason why many vintners and wine grape growers have begun to compost.
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And because the Bay Area is located where it is, the East Bay's urban vintners have access to grapes from both Northern and Central California.
Blog text (9) -
I wanna stay here - and be a vintner with you.
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I am a vintner now.
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Well, at least let us introduce you to our head vintner.
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Waiheke's become something of a vintner destination.
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He's also the head vintner, and has won the house many medals for his lovely wines.
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There are over 100 French vintners, dozens of Italian ones, and numerous representatives of Spanish wine.
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They are now one of many young farmers and vintners who have settled in the Negev.
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The vintner carefully selects the grapes each harvest to produce high-quality wine.
Synonyms
A person or company that makes wine for a living
A person or business that buys and sells wine to customers
A person who makes and supervises the production of wine
A person who buys grapes or wine from farmers and sells wine under their own label
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vintner comes from an old root vin- that means 'wine', the same root you see in vine and wine. So a vintner is someone who makes or sells wine.