Grape varieties Flashcards
Grapes belong to the genus:
Vitis
What species of grape is used on a widespread basis in commercial winemaking?
Vitis Vinifera
A grape species native to northern america that is primarily appreciated for its sweet, flavorful grapes that are used for fresh consumption or unfermented grape juice.
Vitis Lambrusca
Define “Species”
a scientific grouping of plants oranimals that are genetically similar, have broad characteristics in common, and can produce viable offspring through sexual reproduction.
Define “Variety”
a variety is a subspecies.
an identifiable group of vines of the same species that share many characteristics of appearance, flavor, and growth.
Define “Cross or Crossing”
the offspring of sexual reproduction between different subspecies within the same species.
Define “Clone”
typically involves a cutting or offshoot from a single parent vine that is encouraged to sprout roots and produce a new plant.
Define “Mutation”
a grape that has - via successive adaptation - developed characteristics distinct enough from its parent to be considered a separate variety.
Define “Hybrid”
the result of sexual reproduction between two closely related but different species.
The term autochthonous refers to:
a more technical term, typically refers to indigenous grapes that are the result of natural cross-breeding or natural mutation in a specific area.
