vintner

noun

vint·​ner ˈvint-nər 

1

: a wine merchant

2

: a person who makes wine

Examples of vintner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tour runs Thursdays and is $169, including wine tastings at three Temecula Valley wineries, behind-the-scenes vintner experience, catered picnic lunch and transportation. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

Ukraine has a thousands-year-long winemaking tradition, and now the country’s vintners are preserving the practice in the face of war. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 23 May 2026

Part of the vintner’s Vendemmia d’Artista project, Abramović has created designs for the standard 750ml bottle, as well as its larger 3L, 6L, and 9L bottles. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

From vineyard tours and wine festivals to intimate vintner gatherings, their events calendar always offers something new for wine lovers. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, alteration of vineter, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin vinetarius, from Latin vinetum vineyard, from vinum wine

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

vintner

noun

vint·​ner ˈvint-nər 

: a person who makes or sells wine