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• n  common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
• n  grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe

• vinifera
• common grape vine
• Vitis vinifera

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• Harvesting of the grapes
  Arrowhead Spring Vineyards owners Duncan and Robin Ross planted only European vinifera grapes in their Cambria vineyard, looking to bring sustainable growing methods “that express the terroir of the Niagara Escarpment,” Robin says. Grape skins from red European vinifera grapes – including merlot – contain what are believed to be the highest concentrations of a heart-healthy antioxidant called ...
  Nov. 9, 2013 - The Buffalo News