winery

noun

win·​ery ˈwī-nə-rē How to pronounce winery (audio)
ˈwīn-rē
plural wineries
: a wine-making establishment

Examples of winery in a Sentence

We took a tour of the winery.
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Together with her sister Gvantsa and her brother Giorgi, Abuladze strives to run the vineyard and winery as sustainably as possible. Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025 There’s never a bad time to go wine tasting with friends or family, but there’s something about the coziness of fall that makes visiting wineries even more appealing. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025 The tasting room for Los Milics Vineyards in Elgin is in an area populated with other tasting rooms for Arizona wineries. Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 According to a 2020 study at Santa Clara University, women run just 14% of the 4,200-plus wineries in California, overwhelmingly the largest wine-producing state in the country. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winery

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winery was in 1882

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“Winery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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