Determination of grape variety

There are several ways to clearly identify a grape variety. In the past, this was done exclusively on the basis of the external characteristics of the vine on the basis of the phenotype or habitus, i.e. the morphological characteristics of the shoot, leaf, grape and berry, as well as the flavour of the fruit. Further criteria are the vegetation cycle-related characteristics such as the time of flowering, budding or ripening. Until the end of the 1980s, this was the only option. As this method is not 100% accurate, misinterpretations often occurred.

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