grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn 
1
2
a
: an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip
heard it through the grapevine
b
: a secret source of information
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Up to 13,000 grapevine plants potentially infected by the bacteria have been sold across a total of 24 Northern and Central California counties, the CDFA said.
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Seamus Bozeman
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The other varieties planted at these Sonoma vineyards are mostly carignane, petite sirah and a few white grapevines thrown in.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The University of California reported the disease destroyed more than 1,000 acres of grapevines in Northern California from 1994 to 2008, causing $30 million in damage, a California Department of Food and Agriculture brochure said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
The soils left behind typically drain well while retaining enough moisture to help grapevines endure summer’s heat.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The other varieties planted at these Sonoma vineyards are mostly carignane, petite sirah and a few white grapevines thrown in.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The University of California reported the disease destroyed more than 1,000 acres of grapevines in Northern California from 1994 to 2008, causing $30 million in damage, a California Department of Food and Agriculture brochure said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
The soils left behind typically drain well while retaining enough moisture to help grapevines endure summer’s heat.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Grapevine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grapevine. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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grapevine
noun
grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
1
2
: an unofficial means of spreading information or gossip from person to person
Geographical Definition
Grapevine
geographical name
Grape·vine
ˈgrāp-ˌvīn
city in northern Texas northeast of Fort Worth population 46,334
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