How to Use winemaker in a Sentence

winemaker

noun
  • It’s one of the best of the 26 Pinots produced by winemaker Jeff Mangahas.
    Lettie Teague, WSJ, 19 May 2022
  • That, in turn, reduces the yield of grapes, meaning a winemaker would end up with less juice to work with.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
  • And the proof is in the pudding, winemakers say, noting high yield and rich purple grapes.
    Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In the long run, Lutz is toying with the idea of selling his brand to a winemaker that is just starting out.
    oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
  • We were then treated to a wine tasting in the lab with winemaker Stephanie Jacobs.
    Beth Branch, Country Living, 22 July 2023
  • The raw material changed and the winemakers had to adapt on how to handle that fruit and how to ferment it.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Less than one percent of wineries in the U.S. are Black-owned or have a Black winemaker at the helm of operations.
    Janice Williams, Essence, 6 Mar. 2024
  • For a time, Paul Hobbs was brought on as consulting winemaker.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The winners will also nab one on one time with Donna to chat about the sport and Barefoot’s winemaker Jen Wall to talk vino.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Try working as a winemaker for a day by crafting your own bottle of a Bordeaux-style red blend, put a cork in it, and bring it home.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
  • That schedule, many winemakers will tell you, tends to result in more balanced wine.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Producers were forced out of business, farmers went broke, and the skilled winemakers left.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The region was chosen for its wine, while the chateau was chosen for its owner and winemaker, Gerard Bertrand.
    Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • Still to come is a poolside restaurant that will bring in nearby winemakers to host tastings on site.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Things sure got wacky at winemaker Archer Roose when Elizabeth Banks showed up.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Where to buy: The competition for Morgen Long wines is as intense as the winemaker, so be prepared to work hard to find them.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 9 May 2022
  • Pitt partnered with Marc Perrin, a French winemaker, in 2013.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 14 July 2022
  • Guests can order flights to taste four different wines from around the state and learn more about varietal, terroir and the winemaker.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022
  • But if the wine is defined by a flavor profile, winemakers may need to change the recipe by using different grapes.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But for Denis Bunner, Bollinger’s deputy head winemaker (or chef de cave), the answer was clear-cut even before the bottles were opened.
    WIRED, 8 Oct. 2022
  • When there was a mass winemaker exodus post-phylloxera, the farmers who stayed formed a wine co-op.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • This brilliant Gigondas comes from winemaker Guillaume Gonnet and blends 85% Grenache with smaller parts syrah and mourvèdre.
    Tan Vinh and Owen Bargreen, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The facility was like a dude ranch, where the nobility played winemaker for a day.
    Byscience News Staff, science.org, 20 Apr. 2023
  • More and more Willamette Valley winemakers are taking breaks from pinot noir to create offbeat blends.
    Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The influx of cash from the French government and EU may help Gallic winemakers now, but there remain plenty of headwinds for them in the future.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
  • With the help of prominent winemakers, Armenian vintners worked with the terroir to bring out the intense flavors of the grapes.
    Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • Pinot gris has been eclipsed by chardonnay as the darling white grape of Oregon’s winemakers, so kudos to Sokol Blosser for sticking with it.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • On the winery website, winemaker Brenden Wood recommends adding a splash of sparkling water and a slice of orange.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
  • So the winemaker decamped to one of France’s most storied wine regions: Beaujolais.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The Taste of Vail is one of the nation's only events that invites dozens of winemakers and owners from all over the world to pour wine and interact with participants.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023

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