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adjective ar·ti·san·al \ ˈär-tə-zə-nᵊl , -sə- , -ˌza- ; är-ˈti-sə-nᵊl \

Definition of artisanal

1 :of, relating to, or characteristic of an artisan

artisanal skills

artisanal ingredients

2 :produced in limited quantities by an artisan through the use of traditional methods

artisanal bread/cheese/wine

; also :creating a product in limited quantities by traditional methods

an artisanal winery

an artisanal cheese maker

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artisanally

adverb

Recent Examples of artisanal from the Web

Owners Stephanie and Dave Webster concentrate on sustainable and artisanal cheese and can tell you the story behind each one.

— polly campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Celebrate cheese at Smale Park's Cheese Fest," 30 Aug. 2017
Le Pain Quotidien, a bakery-restaurant chain founded in Brussels, is bringing its fresh baked breads, artisanal menu and rustic interior decor to downtown Naperville.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Le Pain Quotidien signs lease for Naperville bakery-restaurant," 28 Aug. 2017
Since cheese is a Swiss institution, tours of artisanal cheese farms are quite popular.

— joanne dibona, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Lake Geneva a Swiss paradise," 25 Aug. 2017
On a tour of the Pixi factory in Normandy, Guénard, 55, walks me through a labyrinth of workshops, where seven employees dressed in red uniforms perform a series of artisanal tasks—sculpting, casting, painting.

— tom sancton, vanityfair.com, "These Thousand-Dollar Toys Are Not Just for Kids," 8 Aug. 2017
And the owners of 3rd Turn want to make the artisanal alcohol accessible to the county's nearly 65,000 residents.

— bailey loosemore, The Courier-Journal, "Step inside half-acre beer garden at 3rd Turn Brewery's new location in Oldham County," 8 Aug. 2017
The legislation outlines baseline rules for marijuana businesses and was crafted to promote a new artisanal industry in a state that has embraced craft beer and small wineries.

— jonathan j. cooper, The Cannabist, "California’s new cannabis rules create path to organic grows, delivery, regional naming and more," 15 June 2017
The legislation outlines baseline rules for marijuana businesses and was crafted to promote a new artisanal industry in a state that has embraced craft beer and small wineries.

— jonathan j. cooper, The Seattle Times, "California firms up marijuana rules, will allow deliveries," 14 June 2017
The legislation outlines baseline rules for marijuana businesses and was crafted to promote a new artisanal industry in a state that has embraced craft beer and small wineries.

— Washington Post, "California firms up marijuana rules, will allow deliveries," 14 June 2017

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