'vinicultural' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'vinum', where the prefix 'vini-' meant 'wine' and 'cultura' (from 'colere') meant 'cultivation'; the English adjective was formed by adding the suffix '-al' to 'viniculture'.

'vinicultural' changed from the Late Latin word 'vinicultura' and the French word 'viniculture', and eventually became the modern English word 'vinicultural' through borrowing and morphological formation (adding '-al').

Initially, it meant 'relating to the cultivation of vines or wine', and over time it has largely retained that meaning, sometimes being used more broadly for practices connected with wine production.