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

Finally, the climate crisis is making winemaking an increasingly volatile business, but one winemaker in Namibia has worked out how to produce award-winning wines in one of the driest places in the world. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026

Additionally, a Syrah/Shiraz seminar is planned with winemakers from several properties. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

Even at that time, winemakers only used it as a blending grape to add rich color to their wines, but to avoid confusion, the name was changed to Petite Sirah. —Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026

According to the Association of African American Vintners, less than 1% of American winemakers and winery owners are Black. —Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026

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