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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Walking between the vines in Sandy Luck's Aldwick Estate vineyard, you could be in Southern France, not North Somerset.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
But he still dreads the possibility the product of his 25-hectare vineyard in the village of Correns could be declared undrinkable, and that he'd be unable to sell some 90,000 bottles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tilbert Naegler’s family has been producing Riesling for six generations from their vineyard on the slopes of the Rhine Gorge in western Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Though the final sale price has never been revealed, the vineyard was valued at $164 million when the deal took place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Early the next morning Mr. Sullivan showed us where his crop was, and after breakfast, Papa, Roberto, and I headed for the vineyard to pick.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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
Another major fire, which engulfed vineyards and olive groves on the Peljesac peninsula further south, was also brought under control on Friday evening, following a fierce battle involving 240 firefighters and three planes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Thankfully, Lee and Fechtman said the vast vineyards on the route offer a workable alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The vineyards, the orchards, flat valley, green and beautiful, the trees set in rows, and the farm houses. And Pa said, ‘God Almighty!
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
This time, however, we were not going to Fresno to harvest Mr. Sullivan’s vineyards.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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