Transcript grapes.pptx
Cody Lawson Vitaceae Genus: Vitis Vinifera Grows on vines Fruiting Berry Geography of Cultivation/Origin 6,000-8,000 years ago from Georgia (country) Gene-mapping of grapes mapped heritage to Georgia First ever wine discovered from Georgia Wild Grapes in North America were part of the diet of Native Americans Morphological Description Can grow in clusters of 15-300 Come in many colors: Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, dark blue, Crimson, and even Black White grapes are actually green in color, derived from the purple grape through mutations Generally an ellipsoid shape About 80% water, until dried to raisins then its 15% Cultivation 75,866 sq km are used in the production of grapes Grapes need full-sun to grow The vines can tolerate almost every soil there is, provided it has proper draining Very drought resistant but susceptible to fungus in the roots if not given water Plant Uses According to FAO, 71% of all production of grapes is for wine, 27% as fresh produce, and 2% is dried Small portion is used for grape juice Top producers of grapes for wine making Country Area (km²) World grape production and some of the important producers Spain 11,750 France 8,640 Italy 8,270 Turkey 8,120 United States 4,150 Iran 2,860 Romania 2,480 China 8,039,091 8,651,831 12.67% Portugal 2,160 Italy 8,242,500 7,787,800 11.40% Argentina 2,080 6,629,160 6,220,360 9.11% Chile 1,840 United States Spain 5,573,400 6,107,200 8.94% Australia 1,642 France 6,104,340 5,848,960 8.56% Armenia 1,459 Turkey 4,264,720 4,255,000 6.23% Lebanon 1,122 Chile 2,500,000 Argentina 2,181,570 2,616,610 India 1,878,000 2,263,100 Iran 2,255,670 2,255,670 Country World Productio n in 2009 (Tonnes) 67,901,744 ‡ (F) (A) Productio n in 2010 (Tonnes) 2,755,700 68,311,466 ‡ (I) Percentag e of world productio n in 2010 4.03% 3.83% (I) 3.31% 3.30% (A) 100% Historical Facts Grapes are used in Catholicism, the wine is used in the partaking of Communion Oldest grape vine is 400 years old Oldest winery was found in Armenia it was 4,000 years old