Meaning & use

Oenologist

noun·Academic

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A person who studies or is an expert in the science of winemaking.

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The winery hired an oenologist to oversee the fermentation process.

As a trained oenologist, she can identify a wine's grape variety and region by taste alone.

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Derived from the Greek "oinos," meaning wine; also commonly spelled "enologist" in American English.

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