the process or business of growing grapes and making wine
Derived forms
vinicultural (ˌviniˈcultural)
adjective
viniculturist (ˌviniˈculturist)
noun
viniculture in American English
(ˈvɪnɪˌkʌltʃər)
noun
the cultivation of wine grapes
Derived forms
viniculturist (ˌviniˈculturist)
noun
Word origin
vini- + culture
viniculture in American English
(ˈvɪnɪˌkʌltʃər, ˈvainɪ-)
noun
the science or study of making wines
Derived forms
vinicultural
adjective
viniculturist
noun
Word origin
[1870–75; vini- + culture]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, fifth wheel, immobilize, upgrade, washout
Examples of 'viniculture' in a sentence
viniculture
French viniculture is a stumbling, incoherent, incontinent thing in terminal crisis.