Concord grapes are a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca (a.k.a. fox grape) which are used both as table grapes and wine grapes.
A label for a Concord wine should emphasize it's versatility and sweetness. A well designed, attractive label can make the difference between a successful wine and mediocre one.
CONCORD
A native American hybrid red-wine grape grown primarily in the Eastern and Mid-Western United States and Canada. Used to produce sweet, foxy wines characteristic of the vitis labrusca varieties. Also used for grape-juice and jellies.
Concord
Concord is most famous for being the "grape juice" grape. It's also most likely to end up in a jam or jelly jar! Concord's distinctive grape-juice aroma renders it only suitable for winemakers who enjoy this element in their wines.
Concord
A concord grape is an American hybrid from the eastern and mid-western U.S. and Canada that makes sweet wines with a foxy aroma. It's also used to make grape juice and grape jelly.
Concord
The most important grape of the family of grapes known as Vitis Labrusca, which is indigenous to the Eastern United States.
Concord
A native American grape that is still widely planted for wine and table consumption. Very dark, this is the grape of Welch's grape juice and its use as a winemaking grape is limited to low quality wines.
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CONCORD:
Native American hybrid grape producing the characteristic "foxy" flavored style of wine associated with vitis labrusca vines. Grown mainly in the Eastern and Mid-Western U.S.
Concord - (CAHN-curd)
American native grape (vitis labrusca) used in making old-fashioned country-style red wines with the "Welch's Grape Jelly" aroma and flavor that wine tasters call "foxy."
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CONCORD: Historically important - (introduced to the Northeast USA around 1845) - very hardy native American hybrid grape producing the characteristic "foxy" flavored style of red wine associated with vitis labrusca vines. Ripens mid-late October.
labrusca grapes such as the Concord or Catawba varieties. The term "fox" has traditionally been a pejorative name given by grapegrowers to the fruit of a feral, ie. reverted to the wild species, cultivar grapevine.
labrusca grapes such as the Concord or Catawba varieties. Derived from the french phrase "gout de renard" which literally translates as "odour" or "taste" of fox, but means something more like "presence of fox" in the intangible sense.
You can use any type of concentrate like Welch's concord grape, strawberry, kiwi-whatever, etc., as long as it doesn't contain any preservatives, artificial flavors or coloring.
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* Lake Erie - Mostly Concord grapes are grown in this region used to make grape juice; however, a few French-American and European winegrape varieties are also grown.
Concord is the purest example currently grown on a large scale in the eastern U.S. Concord is also grown commercially in the Midwest and, oddly, in Washington State.
labrusca grapes (Catawba, Delaware, Niagra, etc.) are used to make wines of limited regional popularity and also the grape (Concord) almost singularly used for jam, jelly, and juice. In the Southeastern U.S., V.
A term used to describe the unique musky and grapey character of many native American labrusca varieties, like Concord.
Strong "grape jelly" aroma and flavor characteristic of native American grapes like Concord and sometimes found in more subtle form in red French-hybrid grapes. Not generally well thought of by serious wine lovers, but a well-made Concord.
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Labrusca: Grape types native to North America such as Concord and Catawba.
Late harvest: A term used to describe dessert wines made from grapes left on the vines for an extra long period, often until botrytis has set in.
Vitis labrusca (of which the Concord grape is a cultivar), Vitis aestivalis, Vitis rupestris, Vitis rotundifolia and Vitis riparia are native North American grapes usually grown for consumption as fruit or for the production of grape juice, jam, ...
The best known example is the Concord, famous or rather infamous for its foxy taste. Wine grapes usually belong to the Vinus vinfera species. In spite of its sound, Labrusca is not an Italian grape variety.
The smell of the grape variety that carries over into the wine. It is most perceptible in Concord and Muscat grapes.
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A sharp, puckery taste in a new wine due to tannin (see that listing). Aging in cask or bottle is the remedy.
In comparison, the Vitis Labrusca species is the set of grape vines native to the eastern US - Concord, Catawba, Delaware, Niagara. These grapes are often looked down on for having a "foxy" flavor to them.
Kosher Wine: A wine traditionally made from Concord grapes and under the supervision of a Rabbi, as it is the Jewish law.
You can make wine from other types of grapes, too, such as Muscadine Wine (from the Vitis rotundifolia species) or even wine from those juicy Concord grapes that are in your morning grape juice (from the Vitis labrusca species), but, for traditional, ...
As expected, the Yellow Tail Cab expressed youthful exuberance, showing vibrant aromas of raspberry jam, grape juice, and imitation vanilla. It exploded in the mouth with flavors of concord grape jelly, easing into a finish of succulent, ...
Labrusca (or Vitis Labrusca). Not Lambrusco, the inexpensive Italian red, but the kind of vine that produces native American grapes, such as Concord.
Loire. French region best-known for summery whites.
Vitis Vinifera: Classic European wine-making species of grape. Examples include Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Compare Vitis labrusca, North American grape species used mainly for New York state wines. For example, Concord.
Vitis Labrusca:The species of grape native to the eastern U.S. that includes the Concord and Catawba varieties.
It buds late with secondary buds being fruitful and ripens approximately at the same time as Concord. Noah is very disease resistant and shows resistance to mildew, black rot and phylloxera - it is used as a rootstock ...
Foxy: the odors and tastes of wines made from many of the American species of grape (i.e. vitis labrusca). A flavor substance called methyl anthranilate is partially responsible for this characteristic. A foxy wine smells and tastes like Concord ...
Among the most important hybrids varieties of the state we find the white berried Cayuga, Niagara, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc and Vignoles, whereas red varieties include Baco Noir, Catawba and Concord.
 See also: Grape, Wine, Region, Flavor, Cabernet
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