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Grape carrier

Designation for particularly high-yielding grape varieties; see under mass carriers.

Designation for a grape variety with high vigour, which is oriented towards a high yield. Most of the time, such varieties deliver a rather simple wine quality, which serves as a blending partner or also as a single variety for mass wines produced in large quantities (industrial wines). High yields are usually in contradiction to quality, and one of the important factors for high-quality wines, besides optimal ripeness,...

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