‖ vendemmia
(venˈdɛmmja)
[It.]
The Italian grape-harvest or vintage. Cf. vendange, vendimia.
| 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 179, I..was delighted by the appearance of the elegant villas.., belonging to noble Venetians, who, during the theatrical season, pass their vendemmias there. 1871 C. M. Yonge Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe iii. 21 Ah, ah! 'tis the vendemmia! all may eat grapes. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Let. 17 Oct. (1962) II. 942 The peasants finished the vendemmia two days after we got here—but the wine is still to be made. 1978 J. Pearson Fa{cced}ades xxviii. 473 The vineyards had yielded a record crop in the vendemmia that year. |