How to Use vinifera in a Sentence

vinifera

noun
  • Multiple seeds were identified as vitis vinifera, the same species that produces fine wine today.
    — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Petit Manseng is a vinifera grape from Jurançon in southwest France that does well in Virginia due to similar climates.
    — Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Howland recommends pruning these vines (Vitis vinifera) in April to promote healthy growth and maximize fruit production.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Nick Ferrante, whose family’s business has been making wine since 1937, was one of the area’s original advocates for vinifera.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That 600-foot-deep waters help keep the spring frost at bay, and its moderating effect extends the fall growing season just long enough for European vinifera grapes to ripen.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to Muscadine wine, Georgia produces high-quality vinifera and hybrid varietals.
    — Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Consisting of thousands of varieties, vinifera spans broad geographical regions from western Europe to southwest Asia, from the Middle East across to North Africa.
    — Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Formulated with vitis vinifera extract, tea rose extract, suberin extract, fermented arnica and plant squalane, the Precision Sculpt Shaping Balm comes in nine sculptural tones across six color families.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In the 1950s, Frank proved that European vinifera grapes could survive the area's cold winters, despite local belief at the time, sparking a period known as the Vinifera Revolution, and subsequently transforming the future of Finger Lakes wine.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026

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