1
: a wine merchant
2
: a person who makes wine

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Fess Parker, who portrayed Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone before becoming a Santa Barbara vintner, lived there, as did Samuel Battistone, founder of the Sambo’s restaurant chain and the original owner of the Utah Jazz. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026 Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22). New York Times, 16 July 2026 The wine and beer gardens will feature regional vintners and brewers. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 While his vineyard has enough bulk wine business to keep it up and running without Canada, Heuvel, who is also a board member of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, said other vintners will not be as fortunate. Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vintner

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of vintner was in the 15th century

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“Vintner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vintner. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a person who makes or sells wine

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