domaine

French vineyard estate

Domaine is the French word for domain or estate, used in English primarily to refer to a wine-producing property, especially in Burgundy and other French wine regions.

Unlike a château, which emphasizes the building, domaine emphasizes the land and vineyards themselves.

The domaine has been in the family for five generations.

Wine labels often include domaine in the producer's name to signal traditional, estate-grown production.

realm

kingdom

Monarch's ruled territory

jurisdiction · sovereignty · fiefdom · duchy · principality · empire · field · purview · bailiwick · area

estate

chateau

French country mansion

  • manorLanded aristocratic residence
  • propertySomething owned or inherent
  • terroirGeography's influence on taste

hectares · acreage · grounds · parkland · outbuildings · cellar · cave · walled garden · gatehouse · courtyard

wine

vineyard

Grape-growing estate

winery · cuvée · appellation · Burgundy · Côtes du Rhône · Bordeaux · harvest · vines · parcels · assemblage

Categories
Opposites
wine production model

domainenégociant

Wine wholesaler, trader

wine merchant · cooperative · merchant house · blender · wholesaler

land ownership/estate type

domainetenant farming

Agriculture on leased property

sharecropping · public land · common land

ownership/possession

domainecommons

Shared community resources

public land · no man's land · open access · communal property · shared space

Phrases
Family

domain, domains

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G