ampelographer

Etymology

From ampelography + -er.

ampelographer means A practitioner of ampelography. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A practitioner of ampelography.“Scientists are just now devising a genetic test to distinguish one rootstock from another. Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance. Like art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have others think is a science.”