vineyard
Americannoun
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vineyards
plural
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a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.
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a sphere of activity, especially on a high spiritual plane.
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Etymology
Origin of vineyard
1300–50; Middle English ( see vine, yard 2); replacing win ( e ) yard, Old English wīngeard
Explanation
If you dream of one day growing grapes and making wine in the South of France, you hope to work at a vineyard, another name for a farm where wine grapes are grown. The French tradition of wine making is what led English speakers to adopt a French term for "grape plantation," although in South Africa it is called a "wine farm." Around 1300, the Old English term wingeard was replaced with the word vineyard. The trickiest thing about the word is its pronunciation — the first syllable doesn't actually sound like "vine," but instead is pronounced "vin."
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This photo was taken in a vineyard at dawn, when the birds sing their most complex compositions.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“It’s not just about the financial loss, it is also an emotional hit” for the owners and for the company’s workers, some of whom have generational ties to the vineyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was carried over as a worker from Kelly Fleming Wines, which owned the vineyard property at 2339 Pickett Road before Hundred Acre acquired it in 2024, Singer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
A source told The Times that they were looking at the possibility that discarded ashes from the vineyard sparked the major fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Bordoni watched him with squinting eyes and poured tumblers of red wine squeezed from the grapes of his small hillside vineyard.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Pulling out vines and heavy rains are helping the state’s vineyards deal with shrinking demand for wine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It includes the communities of Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Ventura and Camarillo as well as wide swaths of vineyards and agricultural land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Scattering straw between vines, known as mulching, is not new, but what has changed is its purpose: from improving general soil health to helping vineyards withstand a warming climate.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
While it still has only a handful of commercial vineyards, along with smaller growers experimenting with wine production, the amount of land being planted with vineyards is continuing to grow.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Farther along, beyond their comparatively modest houses, the street broadened and the grand villas of judges and officials rose on either side in the midst of large gardens and vineyards.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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