oenology
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- oenological adjective
- oenologist noun
Etymology
Origin of oenology
Example Sentences
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Their letter galvanized support and financial donations, and within weeks the pair had established a scholarship fund for minority students studying viticulture and oenology at the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2021
Just 30 years old at the time, he had joined Roederer in 1989 with degrees in agronomy and oenology.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2018
French technicians and consultants were hired by new world wineries to teach them the new science of oenology, and the classic French style.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2018
He was curious about oenology but repelled by the formality of the field’s traditional course of study.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2016
The son of Italian immigrants, he began his career assembling boxes for his father's grape-shipping business before obtaining a degree in economics and then studying oenology.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2016
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