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enology (US) or oenology (UK) (ee-NOL-uh-jee) - n., the science and study of wine and winemaking.
As distinct from viticulture / viniculture, the science of cultivating and harvesting grapes, an essential precursor but a separate specialty. The latter terms were both coined in the 1870s from Latin roots, while (o)enology dates to around 1810 and is coined from Ancient Greek roots oînos, wine + -logĭ́ā, study of (from lógos, explanation).
---L.
As distinct from viticulture / viniculture, the science of cultivating and harvesting grapes, an essential precursor but a separate specialty. The latter terms were both coined in the 1870s from Latin roots, while (o)enology dates to around 1810 and is coined from Ancient Greek roots oînos, wine + -logĭ́ā, study of (from lógos, explanation).
---L.
