Winery Meaning
/ˈwaɪnəɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine.
Sentence Examples
Tom works at a winery.
I work at a winery.
The winery offers tours with Adriano as the guide.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the grape harvest, the farmers took the fruit to the local ____ to produce wine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We visited a local ____ during our trip to the countryside and learned about the whole wine-making process today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnumbor. Proto-Germanic *wīną Proto-West Germanic *wīn Old English wīn Middle English wyn English wine Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English winery From wine + -ry.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A firefighter walks through smoke while fighting to save a winery in Lakeport on July 30."
— 2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the grape harvest, the farmers took the fruit to the local ____ to produce wine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We visited a local ____ during our trip to the countryside and learned about the whole wine-making process today.