Vitis vinifera is the botanical name for the grapevines we associate with wines like cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. In contrast, vitis labrusca is the indigenous American grapevine used to ...

The small grapes from the oldest living vine are a hybrid of vitis vinifera (the Mission grape) and vitis girdiana (a variety native to Southern California and Baja). The vine that dates back to the ...

Concord grapes (Vitis labrusca) are a powerhouse of nutrients and antioxidants, making them a valuable addition to a healthy ...

Table grapes also include species such as the North American Fox Grape (Vitis labrusca) and Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), which are perfect for eating but with less than desirable wine-making ...

In this latest Caprock Chronicle, Madison White, Hospitality Director and Sommelier for McPherson Cellars, looks at Doc ...

“Through the Grapevine: Developing Vitis x Muscadinia Wide Hybrids for Enhanced Disease Resistance and Quality” is a national project that unites scientists from 12 institutions. It is ...

To figure this out, they generated a high-quality chromosome-level reference genome of the wild grapevine progenitor Vitis sylvestris and re-sequenced over 3,000 individual grapevine plant samples ...

If you lived back in the Northeast, you may have come across the wild grapes called Vitis labrusca. They volunteer along country roads and when they hang their clusters out in the trees, you can ...

Most grapes native to North America fall under Vitis labrusca. These grapes, including the well-known Concord grape, are marked by their "slip skins," thicker skins that slip off the pulp with ease.

Grapes are one of the tastiest snacks out there, and while you may have assumed they aren't practical to grow at home, that's ...

(CN) — Until recently, researchers have hypothesized that cultivated wine grapevine (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) had a single domestication event in Western Asia from its wild progenitor (Vitis ...

However, building on a long-term project at UC Davis, the research team focused their attention on a wild grape species, Vitis arizonica, which exhibits natural resistance to the bacterium. Through ...