Definition of vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera
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What does vitis vinifera mean?
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| vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes | ||
| vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera | ||
| grape vine, grapevine, grape gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" | ||
| genus vitis, vitis the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes | ||
| vinifera grape grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe | ||
| chardonnay grape, chardonnay dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes | ||
| pinot, pinot grape any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes | ||
| sauvignon grape small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking | ||
| cabernet sauvignon grape superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California | ||
| sauvignon blanc a California wine | ||
| merlot dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California | ||
| muscadet dry white wine from the Loire valley in France | ||
| riesling fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California | ||
| zinfandel dry fruity red wine from California | ||
| chenin blanc made in California and the Loire valley in France | ||
| malvasia used to make malmsey wine | ||
| muskat, muscat sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine | ||
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