Whether you're eating your grapes or drinking them, you're most likely consuming a variety of the vitis vinifera species.

Pretty much all of the wine you are likely to drink uses a single species of grape: Vitis vinifera. Because winemakers have used this grape for centuries, they know how to get the flavors they ...

A hardy grape native to North America, Vitis Riparia is one of the phylloxera-resistant rootstocks used with Vitis Vinifera grape varieties. Sign Up for Free Email Newsletters Sign up for Wine ...

In contrast, fine wines such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are made exclusively from wine grapes grown on a specific species of vine called Vitis vinifera. Vitis vinifera originated in the Old ...

ALTHOUGH an increased set of fruit as a result of gibberellic acid or related compounds has been observed in tomatoes 1, there are insufficient data concerning the effect of this chemical on ...

The early attempts were not successful. The grape that human beings have used for millennia to make wine is the species Vitis vinifera, which evolved in Europe and the Caucasus area of Asia.

With its diverse array of grape varieties and climate-focused planting strategy, New York State is demonstrating a more ...

With support from a $7 million grant that was received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food ...