How to Use winemaker in a Sentence

winemaker

noun
  • That’s when the winemaker leaves the stems on the grapes, in part to add tannins to the wine.
    Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • To help, two winemakers are putting the rumors to rest and sharing the truth about wine blends.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Botton sources many of the bar’s wines from under-the-radar winemakers.
    Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Every year a winemaker gets one shot to get that crop right.
    Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Shirley, the winemaker, said his case was more severe than most.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • We were then treated to a wine tasting in the lab with winemaker Stephanie Jacobs.
    Beth Branch, Country Living, 22 July 2023
  • The co-owner and winemaker had crushed in his new winery close by for the first time the previous fall.
    Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
  • 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
  • And current winemaker Trevor Durling’s 2018 hits all the right notes.
    Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • But Jim Cargill, the vineyards’ winemaker, said at the meeting that the winery needs more time to complete the permitting process.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • It’s only natural that the winemaker chose a bottle design that, like the wine inside, nods to the past.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
  • 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
  • Within a few weeks, Ford asked Berg to stay on as his assistant winemaker.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • He was then hired in 2006 as winemaker at Screaming Eagle.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
  • 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

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