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Variety traits

Grape Taste and Aroma

Vitis vinifera L.

The organoleptic assessment of the flavor and aroma profile of grapes is a key stage in variety testing and breeding, determining varietal typicality and harvest timing.

In the reference 410 varieties crop Common grape vine, where this is mentioned in the description.

For table grape varieties, a 10-point system is applied, within which the taste and aroma of the berries are evaluated on a scale from 1.0 to 5.0 points. The tasting evaluation includes an analysis of the intensity of muscat or other varietal nuances, the harmony between sugar content and acidity, as well as the textural characteristics of the pulp and skin.

Although the evaluation is conducted by expert tasters, it correlates with physicochemical indicators: sugar content (degrees Brix) and titratable acidity. In scientific research, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry methods are used to identify the profile, allowing for the detection of key compounds, such as terpenes and esters, that define the uniqueness of a specific variety.

General information about the subject — on the page Taste and aroma.

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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.

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Vitisnavarra

ES
3 records

Gouveio

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Vitisnavarra

FR
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

James J. Luby^^^Peter Hemstad

2 records

Marsanne

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE-INRA

FR
3 records

Muscaris

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Land Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

DE
3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Valentin Blattner

DE
2 records

Drujba

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
3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

José Ignacio Fernández Fernández/Leonor Ruiz García/María Rocío Gil Muñoz/ Celia Martínez Mora/Juan Antonio Bleda Sánchez/Adrián Martínez Cutillas

ES
2 records

Kerner

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

LAND BADEN WEINSBERG| Land Baden-Wuerttemberg, vertreten durch Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchs- anstalt fuer Wein- und Obstbau

DE
3 records

IVC - A1

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Costantino Pirolo^^^Vincenzo Roseti^^^Nicola Borracci

1 record

Mészi Kadarka

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Pál Mészáros

1 record

Aligoté

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

BG FR
3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES FR
4 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES FR
4 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

BG ES FR
3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

BG FR
2 records

Xarello

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES FR
2 records

TORRONTÉS

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES
3 records

Macabeo

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES MT
2 records

Matilde

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES MT
2 records

Graciano

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

ES MT
2 records

isabella

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

UA
2 records

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