vinify

IPA: vˈɪnʌfaɪ

To convert the juice of a fruit (especially that of the grape) into wine by fermentation.

Examples of "vinify" in Sentences

Here they take the Grenache grape and "vinify" it in a similar way to port.
Dunn picked the grapes and weighed them, and the untreated grapes were his to vinify.
Of course, since I am only 37, I have only a few harvests behind me, but I am very pleased to be able to vinify such a tremendous vintage.
In the old days, picking fully mature grapes often happened by accident, and in fact was often discouraged as fully ripe grapes were tricky to vinify.
This is a tricky vintage to vinify, but Guigal, who harvested these grapes in August, did 100% barrel fermentation as well as lees aging and bâtonnage.
Rather than selling their grapes to the big houses, these producers vinify and bottle their own Champagne, the best of which reflects the individual characteristics of specific regions and soils — what the French call terroir.
Perhaps it is the fickleness of the Pinot Noir grape, which is difficult to grow, vinify, and bottle, or the fact that Burgundy makes so little wine, at least at the top level, and there are far too many suitors, many of whom have more money than either wine smarts or discriminating taste.