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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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
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
While others were perfecting their sourdough loaves or getting into bird-watching during the pandemic, Facundo Monteiro Kempf, a 35-year-old who works in cybersecurity for Microsoft, was memorizing Burgundian vineyard classifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
As we drove down the narrow, two-lane road, we passed vineyard after vineyard.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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
The bottle he selected for the business dinner, a Cabernet Sauvignon, was from a winery that he had recognized from his travels to vineyards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
The view from Korbel Winery includes vineyards and forest along the Russian River.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
By the end of the day, my whole body was covered with dust from the vineyards.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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