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
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Low intervention, low manipulation and a light hand of the winemaker.
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The best bottles that arrive on American shores are the result of importers, sommeliers, wine shop owners, and restaurateurs building relationships with winemakers abroad in order to receive an allocation of a winemaker’s yield.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Nine of the Santa Clara Valley’s top women winemakers will share their stories, along with food and wine pairings.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
The key to Psagot’s reputation is the appointment of Sam Soroka as head winemaker.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The best bottles that arrive on American shores are the result of importers, sommeliers, wine shop owners, and restaurateurs building relationships with winemakers abroad in order to receive an allocation of a winemaker’s yield.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Nine of the Santa Clara Valley’s top women winemakers will share their stories, along with food and wine pairings.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
The key to Psagot’s reputation is the appointment of Sam Soroka as head winemaker.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for winemaker
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“Winemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winemaker. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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