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Variety traits

Grape Sugar Content

Vitis vinifera L.

A key indicator of crop quality, reflecting the concentration of glucose and fructose in berry juice, which determines harvest timing and the potential of future wine.

In the reference 126 varieties crop Common grape vine, where this is mentioned in the description.

The sugar content of grape berries varies between 12–30% depending on the variety, climatic conditions, and agricultural practices. For high-quality wines, target values are considered to be in the 20–24% range, while values below 18–20% are often insufficient for complete fermentation without additional adjustment.

Monitoring sugar levels, along with acidity and pH indicators, allows the agronomist to precisely determine the optimal harvest start date. The rate of sugar accumulation depends on insolation and thermal conditions, as well as agrotechnical factors such as water management and the level of crop load per vine.

General information about the subject — on the page Sugar content.

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Varieties of Common grape vine mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Danuta

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Druzhba

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Yordan K. Ivanov, Vasil Y. Valchev, Georgi S. Petkov, Boris A. Muzyichenko (RU), Arif M. Aliev (RU), Ivan A. Kostrikin (RU)

BG
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Ovchynnikov Hryhorii Petrovych, Tarakhtii Liudmyla Ivanivna, Abliazova Aia Pavlivna, Tulaieva Maia Ivanivna, Dokuchaieva IEvheniia Mykolaivna,

UA
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Yordan K. Ivanov, Vasil Y. Valchev, Georgi S. Petkov

BG
1 record

MT103

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

José Ignacio Fernández Fernández/Leonor Ruiz García/María Rocío Gil Muñoz/Diego José Fernández /María José Giménez Bañón/Juan Daniel Moreno Olivares/Celia Martínez Mora/Juan Antonio Bleda Sánchez/Adrián Martínez Cutillas

ES
1 record

Coliris

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dimitar Mitev, Zdravko Zankov, Ivan Todorov

BG
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

HÖHERE BUNDESLEHRANSTALT UND BUNDESAMT FÜR WEIN UND OBSTBAU

AT
1 record

Blyan

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dimitar Babrikov, Venelin Roychev, Agricultural University - Plovdiv (BG)

BG
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Georgi Karamitov, Zdravko Zankov, Yane Atanasov

BG
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Zdravko Zankov, Yordan Ivanov, Kunyu Stoev, Stoyanka Cherneva

BG
1 record

Buket

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Kunyu D. Stoev, Zdravko D. Zankov, Yordan K. Ivanov

BG
1 record

Apulia

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

SOMMA STEFANO

IT
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Galina Dyakova, Ralitsa Mincheva

BG
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Lilaro

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

1 record

Karbonado

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Bachynskyi Anatolii Leonidovych

UA
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Roshka Nataliia Anatoliivna, Oliinykov Mykolai Petrovych, Melkonian Misak Vaharshakovych, Klymenko Viktor Pavlovych, Volynkin Volodymyr Oleksandrovych,

UA
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Miroslav Ivanov, Vasil Valchev, Zdravko Nakov, Vanyo Haygarov

BG
2 records

Palatina

Protection expired

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Prof. Dr. Pal Kozma Lehrstuhl f. Wein- u. Gartenbau Universität Budapest

DE
2 records

Briz

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dimitar Babrikov, Venelin Roychev, Agricultural University - Plovdiv (BG)

BG
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Z. Nakov, V. Valchev, M. Ivanov, V. Tsvetkov, V. Haygarov, T. Yoncheva

BG
1 record