winery

IPA/ˈwaɪnəri/
KK[wˈaɪnɚi]IPA/ˈwaɪnəri/

winery — noun

  • winerysingular
  • wineriesplural

1. a business that produces wine, usually from grapes that it grows in its own vine

1.nounB1
Definition

a business that produces wine, usually from grapes that it grows in its own vineyards

Example

The winery near our hotel offers guided tours every afternoon at two.

collocation: winery offers tours

Sana's family has owned this small winery in Chile since her grandfather started it.

pattern: family-owned winery

Common collocations
  • family-run winery
  • visit a winery
  • winery tour
  • local winery
  • small winery
Synonyms
  • winemaking facility

    more technical; often used in industry or legal contexts

  • wine producer

    broader; can refer to a company with multiple locations

  • wine house

    more formal; suggests an established, often prestigious brand

Common Mistakes

We toured a vineyard in Bordeaux and bought several bottles.
We toured a winery in Bordeaux and bought several bottles.
A vineyard is the land where grapes grow; a winery is the business that makes and sells wine.

Word family

  • wine
    nounA1
  • winemaker
    nounB1
  • winemaking
    nounB1
  • vineyard
    nounB2
  • vintner
    nounC1

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Winery is the general term for the business or building where wine is produced. Vineyard specifically refers to the land or field where grapevines are grown — many wineries own vineyards, but the two words are not interchangeable. Winemaking facility is a more technical or industrial term, often used in regulations or trade descriptions. Wine house is more formal and carries a sense of tradition and prestige, often associated with long-established European brands. For everyday conversation, winery is the most natural choice: "We spent the afternoon touring wineries in the Napa Valley." If you mean the place where grapes are grown, use vineyard: "The vineyard's harvest was two weeks early this year."

winery ↗vineyard ↗winemaking facilitywine house

Common collocations

Nouns

  • winery tour
  • winery owner
  • winery staff
  • winery location

Phrases

  • family-owned winery
  • small winery
  • local winery

Prepositions

  • at a winery
  • from a winery
  • near a winery

Etymology

LatinFrenchEnglish

Winery combines wine (from the Latin vinum, meaning 'fermented grape juice') with the suffix -ery, which indicates a place where something is made or done, like bakery or brewery. The word first appeared in English around the late 1700s.

First known use

1882

1882, in the meaning defined above