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winery

American  
[wahy-nuh-ree] / ˈwaɪ nə ri /

noun

  • wineries
    plural
  1. an establishment for making wine.


winery British  
/ ˈwaɪnərɪ /

noun

  1. a place where wine is made

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of winery

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; wine + -ery

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At Burnt Hill Farm, a hilltop winery in Clarksburg, Md., a suburb an hour outside of Washington, D.C., the best table is any table, 45 minutes before sunset.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Until 2020, the Westminster, Md., operation looked a lot like any basic winery: a no-frills tasting room and picnic tables where guests could eat food brought from home or purchased from an on-site truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The 62-year-old actor has claimed that the representatives of the spirits company have key information about Jolie’s sale of her stake in the French winery.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Actor Brad Pitt has notched another legal victory in his ongoing dispute with ex-wife Angelina Jolie over Château Miraval, the French winery that they co-owned during their marriage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“Almost, great one. Ma Gasket and half her Cyclopes stopped in Napa. Something about a winery tour? They promised to be here by tomorrow evening.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

To round out your tour of the state’s wineries, you have options.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A local French official warned the blaze near Bordeaux was threatening the city's greater area, home to many of the world's most prestigious wineries.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

"It will affect wineries, but first, it will affect life," she says.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Newsom named the business, which expanded to include restaurants, hotels and wineries, “PlumpJack,” the nickname of Shakespeare’s fictional character Sir John Falstaff and the title of Gordon Getty’s opera.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2026

The city melted away until we were off the expressway and rolling through the countryside of northern Long Island, past orchards and wineries and fresh produce stands.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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