vintner

Cellar master perhaps

A vintner is a person who makes or sells wine.

The term applies both to winemakers and to wine merchants, though in American usage it leans toward the producer: a third-generation vintner in Napa Valley.

British usage more often means a wine dealer.

trade

merchant

One who sells wares

  • traderOne who transacts commercially
  • salesRevenue from goods moved
  • commerceExchange of goods, services

retailer · wholesaler · distributor · importer · exporter · supplier · inventory · négociant · auction · broker

vineyard

grapevines

Wine-fruit bearing climbers

grafting · irrigation · estate · rootstock · vine · rows · varietal · terracing · slopes · pergola

oenology

tannins

Astringent plant compounds

bouquet · enology · phenolics · viticulture · acidity · mouthfeel · nose · finish · legs · aroma

craft

fermentation

Microbial sugar conversion

corking · crushing · pressing · clarification · racking · fining · decanting · yeast · malolactic · lees

terroir

soil

Ground matter for planting

geography · microclimate · chateau · domaine · loam · drainage · aspect · elevation · sunlight · biodynamics

harvest

crush

Compress with force

  • bunchesGrouped collections of items
  • ripeReady to eat
  • vineTrailing climbing plant

pruning · yield · pomace · pressing · harvesters · basket · ripening · budbreak · canopy · autumn

varietals

chardonnay

White wine grape variety

zinfandel · sauvignon · syrah · chenin

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type of alcoholic beverage producer

vintnerbrewer

One who makes ale

brewmaster · distiller · moonshiner · maltster · teetotaler

position in wine supply chain

vintnerwine drinker

Consumer of fermented grapes

sommelier · wine critic · oenophile

Family

vintners

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