vinification

From vinify (“to make wine”) +‎ -ication (suffix forming nouns).

vinification (countable and uncountable, plural vinifications)

1. Synonym of winemaking.

From vin, on the model of panification.

• IPA^(key): /vi.ni.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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vinification f (plural vinifications)

1. winemaking
2. the fermentation stage of winemaking

• vinifier

• “vinification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.