winemaster

English

Etymology

From wine +‎ master.

Noun

winemaster (plural winemasters)

1. An expert in winemaking, especially one who is in charge of winemaking at a winery.
   • 1978, San Francisco, page 56:

     Our grapes are picked and crushed under the direct supervision of our winemaster.

   • 1981, Richard Vine, Commercial Winemaking: Processing and Controls, Springer Netherlands, →ISBN, page vii:

     The comprehension and responsibility of estate-type winery production dynamics may weigh heavily, often entirely, upon the winemaster.

   • 1991, The New York Times Magazine, page 85:

     The Winery Tours / Immerse yourself in 150 years of heritage in South Australia’s renowned Barossa Valley and Clare Valley. Share the secrets of winemasters as they reveal their craft.

   • 2017, Sunil Kumar V. Kaushik, Innovative Business Management Using TRIZ: TRIZ for Non-Manufacturing Professionals, Quality Press, →ISBN:

     I discovered that many customers visit popular winemasters’ websites, copy the names of recommended wines, and buy them from different sources.