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wine maker

wine maker

3 3.2
A place where people make wine and bottle it
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪn ˌmeɪkər/
: 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
44 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
44 3.0
wine maker
3 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'.