1. to convert grapes or other fruit into wine through fermentation
Usage: technical; winemaking

Examples

• The winery will vinify the harvest using traditional methods.
• They learned how to vinify grapes during their visit to Napa Valley.
• The process to vinify red wine differs from that of white wine.
• Local vintners vinify their grapes in temperature-controlled tanks.
• She studied the chemistry involved in how yeasts vinify grape juice.
• The cooperative helps small farmers vinify their grape crops.