winegrower
Cultivates grape vines
A winegrower is someone who cultivates grapes for winemaking.
The term emphasizes the agricultural side of wine production—tending vineyards, managing harvests—rather than the cellar work of fermentation and bottling.
The winegrowers in that region have been farming the same slopes for generations.
Cutting vegetation for health
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- trellisingSupporting climbing plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
planting · grafting · soil · budbreak · dormancy · row · spacing · pergola
Localized atmospheric zone
- soilGround matter for planting
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- appellationName or title given
- mineralityRock-derived character in taste
geology · topography · drainage · altitude · aspect · sunlight · loam · ecosystem
Single-grape wine type
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- clonalGenetically identical copies
- scionHeir of prominence
- propagationAct of spreading widely
crossbreeding · genotype · phenolics · ripening · pomace · chardonnay · merlot · pinot
Microbial sugar conversion
- cellarUnderground storage room
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- agingGrowing older over time
- bottlingPackaging liquids in containers
enology · oenologist · must · yeast · tannin · cuvee · blend · maceration
French country mansion
- domaineFrench wine estate
- bodegaSmall urban grocery
- proprietorBusiness holder
- familyRelated people together
generations · hectares · parcels · winery · tasting room · label · production · boutique
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- trellisingSupporting climbing plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
irrigation · planting · grafting · soil · budbreak · dormancy · row · spacing · pergola · espalier
microclimate
Localized atmospheric zone
- soilGround matter for planting
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- appellationName or title given
minerality · geology · topography · drainage · altitude · aspect · sunlight · loam · ecosystem · sense of place
varietal
Single-grape wine type
propagation · crossbreeding · genotype · phenolics · ripening · pomace · chardonnay · merlot · pinot · cabernet
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
bottling · enology · oenologist · must · yeast · tannin · cuvee · blend · maceration · racking
chateau
French country mansion
- domaineFrench wine estate
- bodegaSmall urban grocery
- proprietorBusiness holder
family · generations · hectares · parcels · winery · tasting room · label · production · boutique · cooperative
vintage
Quality from past eras
yield · ripeness · laborers · harvester · seasonal · autumn · sorting · timing · handpicked · mechanical
- wine jobswinemaker, sommelier, viticulturist, oenologist, enologist
- Rhone winesHermitage, Rhone River, appellation, appellations