vigneron
Americannoun
plural
vignerons-
a winemaker.
noun
-
a person who grows grapes for winemaking
Etymology
Origin of vigneron
French, from vigne vine
Example Sentences
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Wash it down with a flinty Marsanne wine from Âmevive, made by noted vigneron Alice Anderson, whose vineyard is located on a regenerative farm nearby.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
It was a soulful, graceful, strikingly pure red from the Aveyron region of southwestern France made by Nicolas Carmarans, a vigneron who makes natural wines from grapes that have long grown in the area.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022
The culture and upbringing of the vigneron, the person who grows the grapes and makes the wine, shapes their perspective of wine.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022
Tuxedos and evening gowns were the images of Champagne, not the dirt-encrusted boots of the vigneron.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2018
A somewhat inferior vintage suddenly assumed a bouquet which surpassed the finest cru ever dreamt of by Marne valley vigneron.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Tracy, Louis
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