Description of the best technical grape varieties
Technical grapes are grown for the preparation of wine, cognac, juice and other drinks. The berries of these varieties are more juicy. Although such grapes are intended for cultivation in large areas by a mechanized method, they also grow well on personal plots.
Among the best varieties that are grown for industrial production and home use are Aligote, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Chardonnay.
Technical grapes are grown for the production of juices, wine, cognac
Wine is named by the name of the variety from which it is made.
These grape varieties are more resistant to most diseases and pests, so they are less treated with chemicals. The products obtained from such grapes are healthy and environmentally friendly.
Description of technical grape varieties
The grape varieties from which drinks are prepared, unlike others, are smaller, but juicier. Their feature is the harmonious ratio of sugar and acid. And this is very important in the production of alcoholic beverages.
Here are examples of grape varieties that are used in the production of white and red wines:
- “White Muscat”. It can be used to prepare dessert and table wines and juices. The taste of the berries is reminiscent of nutmeg. Fruits are juicy with seeds. This is a mid-late species that ripens in 140 days.
- Aligote. The grapes are yellow-green in color. Suitable for making table wine, juices, champagne. Its disadvantages include susceptibility to gray rot disease, average frost resistance, poor transport tolerance.
- “Isabel”. The dark blue berries are waxed, the skin is firm, the flesh has a characteristic strawberry flavor.
- “Riesling”. It is used for the production of white wines with citrus notes on the palate. This variety gives consistently high yields.
Each of these varieties has its own unique taste.
Technical varieties tolerate frosts better than table varieties. They are less demanding to maintain, and pruning and soil quality are not important for them. The advantages of this grape are its rapid growth in the first years after planting and the ability to multiply easily and quickly.
The quality of the grapes grown depends not only on the variety. It is also influenced by other features of the external environment: climate, soil, illumination, care. And for each specific area, you need to choose your own variety, suitable in terms of ripening and frost resistance.