vinifera grape

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Noun	1.	vinifera grape - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes common grape vine, vinifera, Vitis vinifera vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe genus Vitis, Vitis - the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes grape vine, grapevine, grape - any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries Chardonnay, chardonnay grape - white wine grape 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 - white wine grape grown in California Merlot - black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux Muscadet - white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France Riesling - white grape grown in Europe and California Zinfandel - small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe Chenin blanc - white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France malvasia - used to make malmsey wine muscat, muskat - any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes Verdicchio - a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy
	2.	vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters emperor - red table grape of California muscat grape, muscatel, muscat - sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine ribier - dark reddish-purple table grape of California sultana - pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine Tokay - variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes Thompson Seedless - seedless green table grape of California common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes