vineyards

Wine grape plantings

Vineyards is the plural of vineyard—land planted with grapevines, typically for wine production.

The word often evokes wine country landscapes: We toured the vineyards of Napa Valley.

Vineyards may refer to the agricultural plots themselves or to wine-producing estates more broadly: Several local vineyards offer tastings.

cultivation

trellising

Supporting climbing plants

pruningCutting vegetation for health
irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
graftingJoining tissues to grow together

canopy · rootstock · planting · harvesting · tending · rows · posts · wires · spacing · training

terroir

soil

Ground matter for planting

climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
altitudeMeasured height above reference

aspect · slope · drainage · minerality · limestone · clay · gravel · chalk · schist · loam

grapes

cabernet

Dry red wine variety

merlotDark-skinned wine grape
chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
pinotWinemaking grape family

sauvignon · syrah · zinfandel · varietals · clusters · bunches · berries · skins · seeds · tannins

landscape

rolling

Turning over repeatedly

terracedArranged in successive levels
hillsideSloping terrain face
valleyLow ground between heights

slopes · scenic · pastoral · picturesque · rows · estate · panorama · countryside · vista · rural

regions

Bordeaux

French port and vineyard area

TuscanyCentral Italian region
BurgundyFrench winemaking region
RiojaSpanish wine denomination

Mendoza · Mosel · Willamette · Marlborough · appellation · denomination · cru · château · domaine · bodega

harvest

picking

Act of selecting

crushCompress with force
yieldProduce or relinquish
harvestersThose who gather crops

crates · bins · sorting · pressing · timing · ripeness · handpicked · mechanical · migrant workers · autumn

Categories

European farmingdairy farming, dairy farms, sheep farming, olive groves, wheat fields
Rural FranceProvence, Burgundy, Normandy, Brittany, Dordogne
Wine Countrywineries, winery, grapevines, tasting rooms, wine cellars
Biblical agricultureplowing, sowing, harvesting, reaping, threshing
ProvenceAvignon, Provence, Marseille, lavender, lavender fields
Roman countrysidevilla, olive groves, tenant farmers, slaves, Tuscany

Opposites

agricultural land use

vineyardsorchards

Fruit tree plantations

wheat fields · cattle ranches · dairy farms · rice paddies · cotton plantations

land development

vineyardsurban sprawl

Uncontrolled peripheral development

shopping malls · parking lots · city blocks · factories · housing developments

terrain fertility/productivity

vineyardswastelands

Uncultivable, empty lands

desert · scrubland · badlands · tundra · salt flats

Phrases

Martha's VineyardMassachusetts island off Cape Cod
vineyard toursOrganized visits to wineries
French vineyardsGallic wine-growing estates
Italian vineyardsWine-growing estates in Rome's country
grape vineyardsWine grape growing fields
vineyard weddingMarriage held at grape farm

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