vinifyv.
/ˈvʌɪnᵻfʌɪ/, /ˈvɪnᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈvɪnəˌfaɪ/ transitive. To make wine from (a grape, or its juice); to make (wine).
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1969 Guardian Weekly 10 July 19/2 They like to drink wine, and despise New York State winemakers for trying to vinify table grapes.
1977 Times 15 Nov. (Italian Wine Suppl.) p. iii/3 Lambrusco, the famous wine of Modena..is a varietal, the Lambrusco being the grape from which it is vinified.
1989 M. Kramer Making Sense of Wine ii. 55 They are bringing it back by replanting vineyards with ancient clonal variety; by vinifying their wines with artistry.
1990 Decanter Mar. 38/1 Now I have the pleasure of tasting the wines I vinified 30 or 40 years ago.
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