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viticultural

viticultural

1 8.3
About growing grape plants to make wine
  • adjective
  • /ˌvaɪtɪˈkʌltʃərəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vitícola
  • Winemakers study viticultural practices to enhance grape quality and improve wine production.
  • viticultural France

Examples

  • MAP: FIG. 1—Viticultural France (in hectares).

    Academic text (1993)
  • Additionally, some of the peripheral parts of the Loire drainage, such as the departments of Indre, Sarthe, and Loiret, have ceased to belong to viticultural France.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The increasing importance of the French premium varieties, both in their traditional areas and around much of the rest of viticultural France, replicates patterns in many other locations.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The viticultural freedom of Paso even persuaded Guillaume Fabre, 33, to move from France eight years ago.

    Blog text (6)
  • One-third of it has disappeared, and parts of France that previously grew measurable amounts of wine grapes have been reduced to viticultural insignificance.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The Chalone American Viticultural Area was approved in 1982, the first AVA in Monterey County, as Chalone was its first bonded winery.

    Blog text (12)
  • The Willamette Valley's unique climate makes it a prominent viticultural region for high-quality wines.

  • This seminar will cover viticultural techniques that can improve the yields of grapevines.

Synonyms

horticultural
vsviticultural
  • Specialized
8 5.2

Relating to growing plants like flowers, fruit, and vegetables in gardens

is limited to grapevine growing for wine rather than general garden cultivation
viniferous
vsviticultural
  • Specialized
9.5

Relating to wine or to grapes grown for wine

is focused on cultivating grapevines rather than production processes

Surface Forms

viticultural positive

Morphology

viticultural = viticulture (semi-transparent) = viti + culture + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'viticulture' with the suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Viticultural comes from the Latin roots vitis 'vine' and cultura 'cultivation', like the English word cultivate. So it refers to the growing and care of grapevines, especially for making wine.