Her hair was the color of those blooms which in seed catalogues are referred to as `` black '', but since no flower is actually without color contain always a hint of grape or purple or blue -- he wanted to draw the broad patina of hair through his fingers, searching it slowly for a trace of veining which might reveal its true shade beneath the darkness.

By the eighteenth century, Chianti was widely recognized as a red wine, but the exact composition and grape varieties used to make Chianti at this point is unknown.

The bread and " fruit of the vine " indicated in Matthew, Mark and Luke as the elements of the Lord's Supper are interpreted by many Baptists as unleavened bread ( although leavened bread is often used ) and, in line with the historical stance of some Baptist groups ( since the mid-19th century ) against partaking of alcoholic beverages, grape juice, which they commonly refer to simply as " the Cup ".

In the United Methodist church grape juice is used instead of wine.

Unleavened bread and unfermented ( non-alcoholic ) grape juice is used.

For alcoholics, but not generally, it allows the use of mustum ( grape juice in which fermentation has begun but has been suspended without altering the nature of the juice ), and it holds that, " since Christ is sacramentally present under each of the species, communion under the species of bread alone makes it possible to receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace.

Exclusive use of unfermented grape juice is common in the Churches of Christ, Baptist churches, and other independent Protestant churches.

Although grape brandy is most commonly added to produce fortified wines, the additional alcohol may also be neutral spirit that has been distilled from grapes, grain, sugar beets, or sugarcane.

It is produced by adding alcohol to non-fermented or partially fermented grape juice.

The addition of alcohol stops the fermentation and, as a consequence Mistelle is sweeter than fully fermented grape juice in which the sugars turn to alcohol.

Regardless of the grape, fermentation is stopped by the addition of up to 10 % of a 190 proof ( 95 %) grape spirit.

A grape is a fruiting berry of the deciduous woody vines of the botanical genus described as Vitis.

Thus it has been proposed that Syrah red wine is named after Shiraz, a city in Persia where the grape was used to make Shirazi wine.

In the wine industry, grape juice that contains 7 – 23 percent of pulp, skins, stems and seeds is often referred to as " must ".

In North America, the most common grape juice is purple and made from Concord grapes while white grape juice is commonly made from Niagara grapes, both of which are varieties of native American grapes, a different species from European wine grapes.

Concord is a variety of North American labrusca grape

Approximately 71 % of world grape production is used for wine, 27 % as fresh fruit, and 2 % as dried fruit.

This amount of carbohydrate is contained in about 3-4 ounces ( 100-120 ml ) of orange, apple, or grape juice although fruit juices contain a higher proportion of fructose which is more slowly metabolized than pure dextrose, alternatively, about 4-5 ounces ( 120-150 ml ) of regular ( non-diet ) soda may also work, as will about one slice of bread, about 4 crackers, or about 1 serving of most starchy foods.

Haggis-maker MacSween conducted a taste-test which indicated that whisky is a proper accompaniment, and adds that lighter-bodied, tannic red wines, such as those made from the Barbera grape, are also suitable, as are strong, powerfully flavoured Belgian beers, such as Duvel and Chimay Blue.

Merlot is a darkly blue-coloured wine grape, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.

The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak.

Mondeuse Blanche is a white grape variety cultivated in the Savoy region, and is still found in very small amounts in that region's vineyards today.

Because of varying orthography for grape names, especially for old varieties, this is, in general, very thin evidence.

Today it is Australia's most popular red grape, but has not always been in such favour ; in the 1970s, white wine was so popular that growers were ripping out unprofitable Shiraz and Grenache vineyards, even those with very old vines.

They were until very lately the only people in New Mexico who cultivated the grape.

Pinot Noir is the most widely planted grape in the Aube region and grows very well in Montagne de Reims.

Since the profit of making sparkling Champagne from the region's grape is now much higher, production of these non-sparkling wines and fortified wines is very small.

Further confusion resulted from the fact that, in the recent past, the term " Malmsey " referred to any very sweet Madeira wine, regardless of the grape variety from which it was made.

However, very small vineyards, incompatible widths between rows of grape vines and steep terrain hinder the employment of machine harvesting even more than the resistance of traditional views which reject such harvesting.

This variety of grape is not very common in Spain and is to be found mainly in Catalonia, where it is an authorized variety in four Denominaciones de Origen: Catalunya ( DO ), Conca de Barberà ( DO ), Penedès and Terra Alta ( DO ).

The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing a more concentrated grape must to be pressed from the frozen grapes, resulting in a smaller amount of more concentrated, very sweet wine.

Malbec is very susceptible to various grape diseases and viticultural hazards-most notably frost, coulure, downey mildew and rot but the development of new clones and vineyard management techniques have helped control some of these potential problems.

Pinot noir, which has very small plantings, is also permitted but that grape is being phased out by 2015 as Beaujolais winemakers continued to focus their winemaking identity on the Gamay grape.

Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel " gouna " ( sun dried mackerel on the grill ), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region.

The grape is very dependent on the skill and style of winemaking, with well made examples having the potential to produce deep colored, fruity wines that can be accessible early as well as age.

Some winemakers have experimented with letting the grapes get very ripe prior to harvest followed by limited oak exposures as another means of taming the more negative characteristics of the grape while maintaining its fruitiness.

American schnapps can be bought in a very wide variety of flavors, including aniseed, apricot, banana, blackberry, black currant, butterscotch, cherry, cinnamon, coffee, grape, lemon, mandarin orange, menthol, peach, peppermint, root beer, and sour apple.

The vine also develops very thick stalk around the grape clusters which makes mechanical harvesting difficult.

Perhaps due to inbreeding in Nebbiolo's lineage, the vine is very prone to grape diseases caused by viruses.

The white Vinho Verde is very fresh, due its natural acidity, with fruity and floral aromas that depend on the grape variety.

The fresh grape is large and juicy, round to oval-shaped, pale greenish-white in color and has a sweet, very pleasant aroma.

In climates that are too hot, the grape can overripen and produce wine that is very flabby.