winemaker

noun

wine·​mak·​er ˈwīn-ˌmā-kər 

: a person who makes wine

specifically : one who supervises the wine-making process at a winery

Examples of winemaker in a Sentence

the biggest winemaker in Napa Valley

Recent Examples on the Web

In this way, Aube’s winemakers, already under pressure introduced by the freshly formalized terroir boundaries, unwittingly became victims of a burgeoning police surveillance system as well. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025

Additionally, winemakers Kim and Tennille Chalmers (Chalmers) will showcase wines produced from their family’s vineyards in Victoria: Heathcote and Merbein. —Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025

Meet Montérégie’s organic winemakers and cider makers Courtesy of Tourisme Montérégie/Nicolas Ditsch Montérégie’s fertile countryside is home to a vibrant community of producers, winemakers, brewers, and cider makers who transform the region’s bounty into remarkable flavors. —Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025

King Family Vineyards was established in 1998 and has a French winemaker, Matthieu Finot, originally from Crozes-Hermitage in the Rhône Valley. —Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for winemaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker