viniculture

English

Etymology

From Latin vīnī cultūra (“cultivation of wine, winegrowing”). Compare viticulture.

Noun

viniculture (countable and uncountable, plural vinicultures)

1. Synonym of viticulture, the cultivation of grape vines for producing wine.

Derived terms

• vinicultural
• viniculturist

 

Related terms

• vinification

 

References

• “viniculture, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + cultūra (“cultivation”).

Noun

viniculture f (uncountable)

1. viniculture

Further reading

• “viniculture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.