Vitis vinifera

Vitis vinifera
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For thousands of years, the fruit and plant of Vitis vinifera, the European grapevine, have been harvested for both medicinal and nutritional value; ...

It is more likely to be used as a rootstock to protect Vitis vinifera from the Phylloxera louse, or to grow grapes for eating raw or processed into juice, jam, and jelly. Common Vitis labrusca varieties include Concord and Niagara.

Vitis Vinifera
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Pinot Grigio
This fine Italian varietal lends itself well to dry, acidic, crisp styles.

Vitis vinifera
A breed of grapes native to Europe, i.e. Cabernet, Merlot etc..
Volatile acidity
Volatile acidity represents the level of acetic acid present in a wine.

Vitis vinifera
This is the one. The vinifera species includes all our favourites - Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, Mourvèdre, Gewurztraminer, and so on.

Vitis vinifera
The species to which most of the world's wine grapes belong.
Weight
The impression of volume in the mouth that a wine imparts.

Vitis vinifera: The native European species of vine that is used to produce most of the world's wine.
Wine press: (see Press)
Wine thief: A long tube used for taking samples of wine from barrels.

Vitis Vinifera
The wine vine. Almost all important wines are made from this species.

Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera refers to the grapevines in Eurasia, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Riesling.

Vitis Vinifera: Over 99% of the world's wine comes from this species of grape.
Vinology: Serious wine education, typically occurring in a classroom.

Vitis vinifera - A breed of grapes native to Europe.
Volatile acidity - The level of acetic acid present within a wine.
Waiter's friend - A popular type of corkscrew used commonly in the hospitality industry.

Vitis Vinifera - The species of vine from which most wine is made. In most regions, however, the vinifera vine is grafted onto rootstock of vitis species native to America, such as vitis labrusca, because of their resistance to Phylloxera.

Vitis Vinifera
is the genus and species of grapevine responsible for producing grapes that make the world's best wines
cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, etc.

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 Vinifera (Vee-tis Vi-NIFF-eh-ra) - Grape species including virtually all of the most desirable wine grapes, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, etc.

VITIS VINIFERA
The premier grape species used for the world''s most admired wines. Also referred to as the "European vine".
VOLATILE
Powerful, attack aroma. Usually denotes high level of acidity, alcohol and/or other flavor faults.

Vitis vinifera's greatest weakness is its susceptibility to an aphid called Phylloxera vastatrix.

Vitis Vinifera, which is prevalent in Europe, and
Vitis Labrusca, which is native to Canada and the eastern United States.

The Vitis vinifera vine has been very highly bred over centuries. The modern wine vine begins as a cutting from healthy plants, so virtually all cultivated grapevines are clones.

Piece of Vitis vinifera cane which is grafted onto American vine rootstock.
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The vine (Vitis vinifera, Linn.), a plant belonging to the Ampelidaceae family has as distinctive characteristics, a five-toothed calyx, five petals, often attached at the top and detaching like a cap, five stamens and a monocular berry.

Today the Vitis vinifera grape is a prominent planting in the Colli Orientali del Friuli Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) where it produces very aromatic, medium bodied wines with Rhõne-like qualities of deep dark coloring with violet, ...

Wine grapes, Vitis vinifera, grow easily in any temperate to warm climate. A solution of sugar and water develops in ripe grapes and the skins easily allow the growth of natural yeasts.

Vinifera (or Vitis Vinifera). Species of vine that produces classic European wine grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and most of the wines produced today.

crossingA crossing is the result of breeding two Vitis vinifera plants. This is distinct from a hybrid which involves using American vines. cruLiterally, a growth-a particular vineyard of merit.

Phylloxera: A devastating root-born pest of the grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Due to strict quarantine procedures, Phylloxera has been effectively controlled in Australia. In contrast, it is widely distributed throughout European vineyards.

It is very likely it were Greeks who introduced seeds of vitis vinifera in Campania, as most of the grapes today considered as autochthonous have Greek origins.

Wine is usually made from one or more varieties of the European species Vitis vinifera, such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, or Merlot.

AH: Altus is a wonderful microclimate that is perfect for growing Vitis Vinifera.� Situated on top of St.

The term "French-American" indicates that the two parent growths came from, on the one side, a european "Vitis Vinifera" and, on the other, a "Vitis Labruscana" that evolved from a native North American "Vitis Labrusca" vine growth.

Well, the traditional-and most popular-type of grape for wine is the Vitis vinifera species.

However, if you "mix the streams" and cross a vitis vinifera with a vitis labrusca, you get a wine that purists would call "half foxy" :) Hybrids include grapes such as baco noir, vignoles, seyval blanc and chancellor.

At least three different vitis vinifera grape species are permitted to use the term "Gamay" as their label-specified variety in the U.S.A. The Gamay Noir, Gamay Beaujolais and Napa Gamay.

Vino (wine) Alcoholic liquid produced by the fermentation of the juice of the vitis vinifera i.e. grapes freshly picked or slightly ripened in the sun, with an acquired natural alcohol content of not less than 9%vol.

Phylloxera: Tiny aphids or root lice that attack Vitis vinifera roots. The disease was widespread in both Europe and California during the late 19th century, and returned to California in the 1980s.
Potent: Intense and powerful.

ALICANTE GANZIN: Major vitis vinifera teinturier red wine grape used as one of the original parents of several crosses bred for deeply colored blending wines. Its offspring derivative crosses are mainly found in California.

As with most horticultural species, the winegrape family know as vitis vinifera, which is responsible for the vast majority of the world's wines, is divided into different types, known as varieties.

Vitis: The botanical name for a vine is Vitis. Vitis vinifera, the grape-bearing vine, is responsible for most of the world's quality wines. The North American Vitis labrusca is a native vine.

Aromatic, ancient grape, considered by some to be an ancient ancestor of most other vitis vinifera grapes; makes wines, often sweet and always fruity, with a characteristic grapefruity and musky (as the name implies) aroma.

Phylloxera
A parasite louse that feeds on the roots of Vitis vinifera grape vines, resulting in the vines’ premature death. See Growing Vines for more details.

Phylloxera
Tiny root lice that attack vitis vinifera (type of grape wine is made of) roots, eventually killing the vine.
Pip
Another term for grape seeds.

Vinifera: Scientific name of the primary species of Vitis (vines) used for winemaking. Vitis vinifera produces nearly all the world's wines (certainly all the world's best wines).

Originally from America (where native vines were resistant) this disease has caused widespread global damage. New vineyards are being planted on American resistant rootstock grafted with 'vitis vinifera' grape varieties.

The original Vinifera is often thought to be the Muscat grape, but the use of these grapes goes back long before written history. Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and indeed almost any grape variety you can name, are all Vitis Vinifera.

VITIS VINIFERA
Scientific name of the European vine.
VOILÉ
It says itself of a slightly turbid wine.
VOLUME
Characteristic of a wine giving the impression to fill the mouth well.
V.Q.P.R.D.
"Vin de qualité produit dans une région déterminée".

Vitis vinifera
The species of grapevines most responsible for producing the world's best wines, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernets, etc.
Volatile acidity/VA
A measure of the low boiling point acids in wine.

See also: Vinifera, Grape, Wine, Region, Variety