Cody Lawson. Vitaceae Genus: Vitis Vinifera Grows on vines Fruiting Berry.
8
Grapes Vitaceae Cody Lawson
Transcript of Cody Lawson. Vitaceae Genus: Vitis Vinifera Grows on vines Fruiting Berry.
GrapesVitaceae
Cody Lawson
VitaceaeGenus: Vitis Vinifera Grows on vinesFruiting Berry
Geography of Cultivation/Origin 6,000-8,000 years ago from Georgia (country)Gene-mapping of grapes mapped heritage to
GeorgiaFirst ever wine discovered from GeorgiaWild Grapes in North America were part of
the diet of Native Americans
Morphological DescriptionCan grow in clusters of 15-300Come in many colors: Green, Purple, Orange,
Pink, dark blue, Crimson, and even BlackWhite grapes are actually green in color,
derived from the purple grape through mutations
Generally an ellipsoid shapeAbout 80% water, until dried to raisins then
its 15%
Cultivation75,866 sq km are used in the production of
grapesGrapes need full-sun to growThe vines can tolerate almost every soil there
is, provided it has proper drainingVery drought resistant but susceptible to
fungus in the roots if not given water
Plant UsesAccording to FAO, 71% of all production of
grapes is for wine, 27% as fresh produce, and 2% is dried
Small portion is used for grape juice
Top producers of grapes for wine making
Country Area (km²)
Spain 11,750
France 8,640
Italy 8,270
Turkey 8,120
United States 4,150
Iran 2,860
Romania 2,480
Portugal 2,160
Argentina 2,080
Chile 1,840
Australia 1,642
Armenia 1,459
Lebanon 1,122
Country
Production
in 2009(Tonnes)
‡
Production
in 2010(Tonnes)
‡
Percentage ofworld
production
in 2010
China8,039,091
8,651,831
12.67%
Italy8,242,500
7,787,800
11.40%
United States
6,629,160
6,220,360
9.11%
Spain5,573,400
6,107,200
8.94%
France6,104,340
5,848,960
8.56%
Turkey4,264,720
4,255,000
6.23%
Chile2,500,000
(F)2,755,700
(I) 4.03%
Argentina2,181,570
2,616,610
3.83%
India1,878,000
2,263,100
(I) 3.31%
Iran2,255,670
2,255,670
3.30%
World67,901,7
44(A)
68,311,466
(A) 100%
World grape production and some of the important producers
Historical FactsGrapes are used in Catholicism, the wine is
used in the partaking of Communion Oldest grape vine is 400 years oldOldest winery was found in Armenia it was
4,000 years old
