Meaning & use
viticulture
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Meaning
noununcountabletechnical
The science, practice or business of growing grapevines, usually to produce wine.
Grammar: Usually no article: she studies viticulture.
Patterns
- study viticulture
- viticulture in a region
She studied viticulture at university before buying a vineyard.
Viticulture in this valley depends on cool nights and warm days.
Climate change is affecting viticulture around the world.
Common combinations
- study viticulture
- He went to California to study viticulture.
- viticulture and winemaking
- The course covers both viticulture and winemaking.
- organic viticulture
- The family practices organic viticulture.
- viticulture region
- The Rhine is a famous viticulture region.
- modern viticulture
- Modern viticulture uses data from satellites.
Synonyms and how they differ
- grape growing
- Grape growing is the plain-language phrase, while viticulture is the formal or scientific term.
- winegrowing
- Winegrowing usually refers to the farming side, like viticulture, but sounds less technical.
- vine cultivation
- Vine cultivation is a descriptive phrase and lacks the professional tone of viticulture.
- viniculture
- Viniculture includes making wine as well, whereas viticulture is only about growing the vines.
Word family
- viticulturist noun
- a person who grows grapevines professionally
- viticultural adjective
- relating to the growing of grapes
- vine noun
- the plant grapes grow on
- viniculture noun
- the making of wine
Commonly confused: viticulture or viniculture? viticulture or horticulture?
viticulture vs viniculture
Viniculture includes producing wine, while viticulture focuses on growing the grapes.
viticulture vs horticulture
Horticulture is the study of gardening and growing plants in general, not only grapes.
Practice
A person who manages the grapevines at a vineyard works in ____.
Choose one answer.
Viticulture is grape growing. Aquaculture is fish farming and apiculture is keeping bees.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “viticulture”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.