The best wine varieties in grapes
Grapes are table and technical. The canteen is mainly used for fresh food, and the technical one is processed, including making wine from it. The best wine grape varieties allow you to get exquisite high quality drinks. Choosing the right one, you can grow it in your garden.
General characteristics of wine grape varieties
The main distinguishing feature of wine grapes is that they have an increased amount of juice. It also contains more sugar. Sugar content starts from 80%. The skin of these berries is too dense. It spoils the taste or is not at all edible.
Wine grapes can be grown in different regions of Russia
A bunch of wine grapes are easy to identify by their appearance. It is small, the berries grow densely. The size of the berries is medium to small. They have a lot of bones. Flowers on wine grape bushes are usually bisexual. Such bushes can be planted at any time from early spring to late autumn.
There are many varieties of grapes for making wine. Here are the popular top-performing options:
- Aligote. Suitable for table white wine. Small yellow-green berries with thin skin, juicy pulp and simple taste. High-yielding variety. It is afraid of pests, but not prone to peas and ovary shedding.
- Cabernet Savignon. French variety for still red, dessert and strong wines. Juicy berries with a light nightshade aftertaste. The variety is distinguished by its increased resistance to diseases and pests. Completely unsuitable for fresh consumption.
- “White Muscat”. Egyptian variety for dessert and semi-sweet wines, for champagne. Golden small berries on the sunny side are covered with a “tan”. The taste and aroma are pronounced, nutmeg. The advantage of the variety is that it can be eaten fresh, the taste is excellent.
- “Rkatsiteli”. Georgian variety for a wide variety of purposes. Quite large clusters for technical grapes with medium-sized oval berries. The pulp is juicy and tastes good. The variety ripens late.
- “Ruby Magaracha”. Ukrainian variety for red table and dessert wines. Medium-sized dark blue round berries. They are juicy with a strong nightshade aftertaste. The variety is characterized by increased winter hardiness and high yield.
If you try, any of the varieties described can be grown in a home vineyard.
Now you know what wine grape varieties are. Try growing them on your property for homemade wine.