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The grapes grown in this zone are considered of higher quality, being used in bottlings of vintage and Late Bottled Vintage Ports.
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Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain.
" In the countryside, wheat, barley, legumes, olives, grapes, and dates were grown.
In the case of Montalcino, gradual economic decline has recently been reversed by economic growth due to the increasing popularity of the town's famous wine Brunello di Montalcino, made from the sangiovese grosso grapes grown within the comune.
Fruits such as figs, plums and grapes are also grown in the region.
Some monasteries kept up the old traditions of mead-making as a by-product of beekeeping, especially in areas where grapes could not be grown, a well known example being at Lindisfarne, where mead continues to be made to this day, albeit not in the monastery itself.
No wine-quality grapes could be grown among the 13 colonies, so imports were needed, with a great focus on Madeira.
The wines of Provence are grown under demanding conditions ; hot weather and abundant sunshine ( Toulon, near Bandol, has the most sunshine of any city in France ) which ripens the grapes quickly ; little rain, and the mistral.
The grapes are grown on terraces along the left bank of the Var River, east of the town.
The major grapes grown for red wines and rosés are the braquet, Folle, and Cinsault, blended sometimes with grenache.
For white wines, the major grapes grown are rolle blanc, roussane, spagnol, and mayorquin ; the secondary grapes are clairette, bourboulenc, chardonnay, pignerol, and muscat.
Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France following rules that demand secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation.
Champagne appellation law only allows grapes grown according to appellation rules in specifically designated plots within the appellation to be used in the production of Champagne.
The principal grapes grown in the region include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.
Wheat is the most commonly grown product ; however, large amounts of apples, corn, and grapes are also grown, along with potatoes and other products including asparagus.
Fruit is grown throughout the northern area in great variety, including citrus fruits, persimmons, peaches, and grapes.
Wines produced from grapes grown on the two islands can be sold with labels that carry the Martha's Vineyard AVA designation.
Rioja is made from grapes grown not only in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, but also in parts of Navarre and the Basque province of Álava.
Muscat grapes are grown widely, and are used to produce an unusual table wine that is dry yet has a strong Muscat flavor.
The crus where the grapes were grown can also be used to define the cognac, and give a guide to some of the flavour characteristics of the cognac:
In the early 20th century, the town became a thriving agricultural town with apricots, grapes and prunes being grown in the area.
Wines made from grapes grown in this area may use the appellation " Yadkin Valley " on the label.
Wines made from grapes grown Wilkes County may use the appellation Yadkin Valley on their labels.
Wines made from grapes grown in Surry County may carry the appellation Yadkin Valley on their label.
grapes and zone
By the mid 20th century, wine production in the Barolo zone was dominated by large negociants who purchased grapes and wines from across the zone and blended it into a house style.
Mechanical harvesters are large tractors that straddle grapevine trellises and, using firm plastic or rubber rods, strike the fruiting zone of the grapevine to dislodge the grapes from the rachis.
Valpolicella Classico is made from grapes grown in the original Valpolicella production zone.
The most favorably situated vineyards are located in the Monti Lessini foothills in the classico zone where the grapes ripen at altitudes between 490 – 1500 feet ( 150 – 450 meters ).
The Valpolicella zone is bordered to the west by the Bardolino DOC, located along the banks of Lake Garda, which produces similar wines to basic Valpolicella using many of the same grapes.
Today the original zone is known as Valpolicella Classico zone and may duly noted on the wine labels of wines produced completely from grapes grown in this area.
In 2005, the original DOC for Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore was revoked and replaced by a DOCG ; this wine, which can also be sold under the name Dogliani, is made within a more limited zone than the DOC and the yield of grapes is restricted to 70 quintals per hectare.
The shield is divided in four, where you can see a typical house with colonial aspect, a natural landscape of the zone, where you can see the Ybyturuzu mountains, grapes and the sugar cane plant, as well as a book, where you can see in Roman numbers the one corresponding to the department of Guaira.
Today, the use of the specification " Classico " with the designation " Soave " is reserved for the product made from grapes harvested from the hillside vineyards around the municipalities of Soave and Monteforte d ' Alpone in the original and oldest classic " zone " of Verona.
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`` The news of their experiments reaches the farmers who, forgetting that birds are the most efficient natural enemies of insects and rodents, are encouraged to try to get rid of all birds that occasionally peck their grapes or their blueberries '', Buchheister told the delegates.
Red wines are generally made from a blend of grapes, and may be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit verdot, Malbec, and, less commonly in recent years, Carménère.
Wines that are labeled as simply Chianti are made either from a blend from these sub-zones or include grapes from peripheral areas not within the boundaries of a sub-zone.
For example, " raisins are the wrath of grapes " is a play on the title of the book The Grapes of Wrath.
In common language usage, " fruit " normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet and edible in the raw state, such as apples, oranges, grapes, strawberries, and bananas.
Vins doux naturels are lightly fortified wines typically made from white Muscat grapes or red Grenache grapes in the south of France.
There are many modern variations of gazpacho, often in different colors and omitting the tomatoes and bread in favor of avocados, cucumbers, parsley, watermelon, grapes, meat stock, seafood, and other ingredients.
" White " grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionarily derived from the purple grape.
Mutations in two regulatory genes of white grapes turn off production of anthocyanins which are responsible for the color of purple grapes.
Anthocyanins and other pigment chemicals of the larger family of polyphenols in purple grapes are responsible for the varying shades of purple in red wines.
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.
In California, Sultana ( known there as Thompson Seedless ) grapes are sometimes diverted from the raisin or table market to produce white juice.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), 75, 866 square kilometres of the world are dedicated to grapes.
There are exceptions to the 24-hour break period for certain harvesting employees, like those involved in harvesting grapes, tree fruits and cotton.
Merlot grapes are identified by their loose bunches of large berries.
The grapes are crushed, and after very brief skin contact, the resulting pink juice is run off the must and is then fermented.
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