The term (from the Latin crescentia = growth) can have several meanings. In agriculture and viticulture, it used to be used as a synonym for grape variety, yield or also for the indication of origin for wines. Above all, however, it used to be a legal term for a naturally pure wine. During production, the grape must must not have been enriched with sugar (to increase alcohol). In Germany (since the...
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