vinifera
Add to My List
Definition(s):
- (n) common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- The answer is that the table grape, Vitis vinifera, has become the symbol of the four-year-old strike of California's predominantly Mexican-American farm workers.
- Its new vintner, who grows both hybrids and vinifera, is Mark Miller, 58, a former magazine illustrator.
- In New York acreage planted with vinifera grapes -- meaning the classical European varietals -- has vaulted from 349 to 2,135 since 1980.
Quotes
- "Today's Ohio wines are better than ever," Strickland said. "Ohio vineyards and winemakers produce a wide array of fine wines to please every consumer's palate. These wines include award-winning vinifera and hybrid table wines, exciting...on Jun 26, 2008 By: Ted Strickland Source: Coshocton Tribune
Word of the Day
spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /