vineyard

American  

[vin-yerd] / ˈvɪn jərd /

noun

• vineyards
  plural

1. a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.

2. a sphere of activity, especially on a high spiritual plane.

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vineyard British  

/ ˈvɪnjəd /

noun

1. a plantation of grapevines, esp where wine grapes are produced

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• vineyardist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• vineyards
  plural

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."

Example Sentences

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They targeted parcels of vineyard that represent its future: vines aged 4 to 8, old enough to bear fruit but too weak to endure the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

So he did the unthinkable: He sent a tractor rigged with a water tank and hoses into the vineyard to hydrate his most vulnerable vines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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

In a statement on Wednesday, Nîmes prosecutor Cécile Gensac confirmed the body found in the Saint-Gilles vineyard belonged to social media influencer Sonia Bellina.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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

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

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

Then they spend hours gliding downstream past scenery that might as well be a Northern California highlight reel: vineyards, redwood forests and eventually a beach scene full of driftwood and sea stacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Most Langhe Nebbiolo wines are aged less than a year, allowing makers to use grapes from younger vineyards or difficult vintages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Now barely a teenager, Leonardo has grown up among olive groves and vineyards.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day