vintner

noun

vint·​ner ˈvint-nər 

1

: a wine merchant

2

: a person who makes wine

Examples of vintner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Founded by Álvaro de la Viña, a gregarious entrepreneur from Spain, and his wife, the company began leading trips as a way for connoisseurs to meet some of Spain’s top natural vintners. —Megan Lloyd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024

In a region of increasingly explosive and destructive wildfires, the benefits of access to information like this are tremendous, not only for the farmers and vintners—and ultimately casual consumers and serious collectors—but for insurance companies, too. —Brian Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

One of the few Indigenous vintners in North America, Grey is motivated to represent her father’s Cherokee Shawnee heritage and to share the history of tribes in Oregon, where her Greywing Cellars is based. —Sofia Perez, Saveur, 21 Nov. 2024

Can this muddy field really belong to the controversial vintner who makes the world’s most expensive wine? —Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, alteration of vineter, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin vinetarius, from Latin vinetum vineyard, from vinum wine

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

vintner

noun

vint·​ner ˈvint-nər 

: a person who makes or sells wine