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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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The winery gets fees from the tour companies for each visit, about $327,000 last year, but those fees basically just cover the cost of holding tastings for the visitors and giving them tours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

A recent full-day rental of the winery by a corporation brought in $50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

They continued to a local winery, to talk about oil and other business deals - the planned Hungarian purchase of Serbia's Nis oil refinery.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the coming years, Bundschu said the winery will focus on its central Rhinefarm estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

Residents in this rural Victorian town are used to catering to tourists passing through on their way to regional wineries, or music lovers visiting its annual jazz and blues festival.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The industry is working through a glut of wine, which has weighed on the prices that wineries can command for their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He also consulted with wineries around the country and the world—Spain, Italy, even China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Today I see a boom in Ukrainian wineries," he said, noting that from full-bodied reds in the south to the crisp whites of the west, "our terroirs and climate are incredibly diverse".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The wineries flourished for three decades; the art colony collapsed within a few months.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

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