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wine maker

wine maker

3.2
A place where people make wine and bottle it
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪn ˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : bodega
  • But anyway, for Gallo or any winery, the way that the the wine maker tells whether or not things are working out is by tasting another.
  • sparkling wine maker

Fox News reports that boxed wine maker Franzia has just developed a backpack that double S as a wine dispenser.

Examples

  • Camille said you were a wine maker.

    Infernum (2019)

  • I suspect (and hope) that you might include examples of the biodynamic growers/wine makers.

    Blog text (20)

  • The wine maker carefully selects the grapes for the next vintage.

  • They visited a local wine maker to learn about the fermentation process.

  • At the festival, each wine maker showcased their unique blends and flavors.

Synonyms

winery
vswine maker
46 3.0

A place where people make wine to sell

is the general place for making wine, not focused on commercial sale

How Big

winery
46 3.0
wine maker
3.2

Surface Forms

wine maker singular
wine makers plural

Morphology

wine + maker

The meaning 'an establishment where wine is made' is directly and compositionally derived from 'wine' (the product) + 'maker' (one who produces), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This agentive compound/compound noun pattern is common in English (and cross-linguistically), so it is immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Wine maker is easy to imagine: wine and maker — a place where grapes are crushed, the juice goes into barrels, and people make wine. So, it means 'a place where wine is made'.