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单词 viticulture
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Definition of viticulture in English:

viticulture

noun ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃəˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər
mass noun
  • 1The cultivation of grapevines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Producing wine actually involves two separate steps: the growing of the grapes, called viticulture and the making of the wine, called vinification.
    • The forum featured about 30 German companies operating mainly in the production of equipment for viticulture and wine making, in electronics, metallurgy and tourism.
    • The concepts of winemaking, viticulture, varietals and everything surrounding wine production in the Chianti Classico zone have been reborn.
    • Advances in viticulture and winemaking are such that acidification is much lower and its harmonisation is now almost undetectable.
    • The Romans brought viticulture there more than 2,000 years ago.
    • The agricultural industry based on orcharding has responded to urban growth and tourism through niche marketing including viticulture.
    • The mosaics depict key moments in Greek mythological history - in the House of Dionysus, for example, the god of wine is shown giving the secret of viticulture to Ikarios, the King of Athens.
    • The idea of biodynamic viticulture is not a new one, but there is a whole new generation of winemakers embracing the philosophy.
    • He discusses, in some detail, his philosophy of viticulture, his history as a farmer in France, and his vineyard practices.
    • The Cistercians settled on marginal land and revolutionised the forestry, cereal, viticulture and wool industries of medieval Europe.
    • The Italian businessmen were interested also in co-operation in agriculture, especially viticulture, wine making, timber processing and the production of household utensils.
    • Those on the flatter inner edge are frequently planted in land more suited to agriculture than to viticulture.
    • At this time, problems in viticulture in Europe had damaged wine production, and the chief spirit of the time, brandy was in short supply.
    • It first gained prominence here after the Gold Rush, as legions of men who didn't get rich turned to agriculture and viticulture.
    • Pretty much every aspect of Greek viticulture - from planting, to harvesting the grapes and pressing them, to storage and aging - was accompanied by splendid rituals.
    • This latter variable, in various forms, is used extensively in agriculture, and in the wine industry for identifying suitable locations for viticulture.
    • Of more general interest, perhaps, is his account of the nascent viticulture of the poorer peasants on the cleared hillsides.
    • Agriculture includes livestock-rearing, viticulture, and crops such as cereals, sugar beet, and potatoes.
    • The wide distribution of viticulture, the extensive trade in wines, their distinctive flavours, and the influence of French kitchen practice have all contributed to this.
    • There are a huge number of people who have become simple opportunist investors in viticulture, most usually unfortunately, in the wrong places environmentally and especially with regard to water and salination.
    1. 1.1 The study of grape cultivation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • During a class on viticulture, participants will be able to study in a vineyard.
      • ‘The flower and composition of wine grapes is such a subtle thing,’ said Carole Meredith, a professor of viticulture and enology at the University of California at Davis.
      • Maybe you just have to get a book on viticulture to keep your grapes from going bad.
      • Early on, Shari went back to school to study viticulture and enology at the University of California, Davis.
      • The University of California, Davis, in the midst of California's wine region, is a worldwide center for viticulture and food-science research.
      • Only when he was 36 did he decide to study viticulture and oenology in more detail, in Paris.

Derivatives

  • viticultural

  • adjective ˌvɪtɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)lˌvɪdəˈkəltʃ(ə)rəl
    • Winemaking technology and viticultural science have advanced to such a degree that talented winemakers can sometimes turn out fairly delicious wines even when nature is working against them.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The lake acts as a fridge in the summer and a heater in the winter, and makes the area a viticultural goldmine.
      • Most of the region's winemakers arrived here when it was still a viticultural frontier.
      • When their viticultural efforts didn't meet with much success in the semi-arid Mexican terrain where agave thrives, the Europeans decided to compromise.
      • The town's viticultural riches have given rise to a culinary explosion - in the past four years alone, four highly acclaimed restaurants have opened here.
  • viticulturist

  • nounˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃ(ə)rɪstˈvɪdəˌkəl(t)ʃ(ə)rəst
    • A fickle grape, it can disappoint the best viticulturists and wine makers, but - teeth gritted - they try again and again, blaming the wrong vineyard site, the wrong clone, wrong trellising, and so on.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The viticulturist will assure you that this soil is only suitable for Chardonnay, that that soil, elevation and meso-climate will only favour Pinot Noir, and that that one is specific to Syrah, and so on.
      • It is grown in every wine region, bending as much to the wills of the viticulturists and wine-makers as to the influence of climate and terroir.
      • To do this he went to France and recruited the best viticulturists, winemakers and architects for his new project.
      • Furthermore, the lack of available water resources in some areas is leading to a significant pressure on viticulturists to bring about improvements in the efficiency of water use as traditional irrigation practices are unsustainable.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin vitis 'vine' + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.

 
 

Definition of viticulture in US English:

viticulture

nounˈvidəˌkəlCHərˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər
  • 1The cultivation of grapevines.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Producing wine actually involves two separate steps: the growing of the grapes, called viticulture and the making of the wine, called vinification.
    • This latter variable, in various forms, is used extensively in agriculture, and in the wine industry for identifying suitable locations for viticulture.
    • The Italian businessmen were interested also in co-operation in agriculture, especially viticulture, wine making, timber processing and the production of household utensils.
    • The agricultural industry based on orcharding has responded to urban growth and tourism through niche marketing including viticulture.
    • The wide distribution of viticulture, the extensive trade in wines, their distinctive flavours, and the influence of French kitchen practice have all contributed to this.
    • There are a huge number of people who have become simple opportunist investors in viticulture, most usually unfortunately, in the wrong places environmentally and especially with regard to water and salination.
    • At this time, problems in viticulture in Europe had damaged wine production, and the chief spirit of the time, brandy was in short supply.
    • Those on the flatter inner edge are frequently planted in land more suited to agriculture than to viticulture.
    • The concepts of winemaking, viticulture, varietals and everything surrounding wine production in the Chianti Classico zone have been reborn.
    • The idea of biodynamic viticulture is not a new one, but there is a whole new generation of winemakers embracing the philosophy.
    • Agriculture includes livestock-rearing, viticulture, and crops such as cereals, sugar beet, and potatoes.
    • Pretty much every aspect of Greek viticulture - from planting, to harvesting the grapes and pressing them, to storage and aging - was accompanied by splendid rituals.
    • Of more general interest, perhaps, is his account of the nascent viticulture of the poorer peasants on the cleared hillsides.
    • The Cistercians settled on marginal land and revolutionised the forestry, cereal, viticulture and wool industries of medieval Europe.
    • It first gained prominence here after the Gold Rush, as legions of men who didn't get rich turned to agriculture and viticulture.
    • The mosaics depict key moments in Greek mythological history - in the House of Dionysus, for example, the god of wine is shown giving the secret of viticulture to Ikarios, the King of Athens.
    • Advances in viticulture and winemaking are such that acidification is much lower and its harmonisation is now almost undetectable.
    • The forum featured about 30 German companies operating mainly in the production of equipment for viticulture and wine making, in electronics, metallurgy and tourism.
    • The Romans brought viticulture there more than 2,000 years ago.
    • He discusses, in some detail, his philosophy of viticulture, his history as a farmer in France, and his vineyard practices.
    1. 1.1 The study of grape cultivation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Early on, Shari went back to school to study viticulture and enology at the University of California, Davis.
      • The University of California, Davis, in the midst of California's wine region, is a worldwide center for viticulture and food-science research.
      • ‘The flower and composition of wine grapes is such a subtle thing,’ said Carole Meredith, a professor of viticulture and enology at the University of California at Davis.
      • During a class on viticulture, participants will be able to study in a vineyard.
      • Maybe you just have to get a book on viticulture to keep your grapes from going bad.
      • Only when he was 36 did he decide to study viticulture and oenology in more detail, in Paris.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin vitis ‘vine’ + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.

 
 
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