A vine is climbing plant Vitis vinifera of the family Vitaceae. In the United Kingdom, the term "vine" applies almost exclusively to the grapevine, whereas the term "climber" is used for all climbing plants. In the United States, all climbing plants are called vines or ivies.
A native of Asia Minor, the Vitis vinifera, or grapevine, has been cultivated from antiquity for its berries called grapes which are eaten or made into wine or other fermented drinks.
Dried vine fruits of certain varieties are known as raisins and currants.
The earliest archaeological evidence of wine-making from grapes was found in Georgia in the Caucasus and dates back to 6,000 BC.
The ancient Greeks planted vineyards in their colonies all over southern Europe. The Greek children helped pick the grapes and then trod them to make wine, which was either stored to be drunk or traded with the inhabitants of northern Europe, where the climate was too cold to be able to grow grapes.
The Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés introduced vine growing to Mexico in the 1520s. According to legend, Cortés and his soldiers quickly depleted the wine they brought with them from Spain celebrating the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Because of this, one of Cortés’ first acts as governor was to order the planting of grapevines throughout their new American colony.
Three years after the Dutch East India Company founded Cape Town in South Africa in 1652 as a port of call on the way to the Indies, the first South African were planted at the Cape.
Vine growing slowly spread north via the Spanish missions in America after being introduced by Hernán Cortés. The Franciscans introduced grapes and vineyards to California in the 1760s, by planting the so-called mission grape.
Vine growing had also spread south and wine was already wine being made in South America in Argentina and Chile by the mid eighteenth century.
Eighteen years after Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales as a British colony in 1770, the first Australian vines were planted near Sydney.
The Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace near London, planted by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in 1768, is the longest grape vine in the world and has an average annual yield of 271kg (597 lbs) of black dessert grapes.
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Dried vine fruits of certain varieties are known as raisins and currants.
The earliest archaeological evidence of wine-making from grapes was found in Georgia in the Caucasus and dates back to 6,000 BC.
The ancient Greeks planted vineyards in their colonies all over southern Europe. The Greek children helped pick the grapes and then trod them to make wine, which was either stored to be drunk or traded with the inhabitants of northern Europe, where the climate was too cold to be able to grow grapes.
The Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés introduced vine growing to Mexico in the 1520s. According to legend, Cortés and his soldiers quickly depleted the wine they brought with them from Spain celebrating the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Because of this, one of Cortés’ first acts as governor was to order the planting of grapevines throughout their new American colony.
Three years after the Dutch East India Company founded Cape Town in South Africa in 1652 as a port of call on the way to the Indies, the first South African were planted at the Cape.
Vine growing slowly spread north via the Spanish missions in America after being introduced by Hernán Cortés. The Franciscans introduced grapes and vineyards to California in the 1760s, by planting the so-called mission grape.
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| A vineyard in Napa Valley, California. By Brocken Inaglory |
Vine growing had also spread south and wine was already wine being made in South America in Argentina and Chile by the mid eighteenth century.
Eighteen years after Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales as a British colony in 1770, the first Australian vines were planted near Sydney.
The Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace near London, planted by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in 1768, is the longest grape vine in the world and has an average annual yield of 271kg (597 lbs) of black dessert grapes.
Nearly all French wine grapes are grown on vines grafted to root stock from Missouri. In the 1860s, phylloxera bugs threatened to destroy the vineyards, but roots from the US were resistant. Hundreds of thousands were shipped in and used to save the French vines.
The Red Vineyards Near Arles is the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. He sold it for 400 Francs (equal to about $2,000 today) to Belgian artist Anna Boch,
Grape-growing is the largest food industry in the world: 25 million acres (101171 square metres) of grapes worldwide produce 72 million tons (65,317,301,280 kgs) of grapes.
One acre (4047 square metres) of grapes can produce about 15,000 glasses of wine.
Rose plants are placed at the end of a row of grape vines on vineyards to act as early warning signs of mold or mildew.
The Red Vineyards Near Arles is the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime. He sold it for 400 Francs (equal to about $2,000 today) to Belgian artist Anna Boch,
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| The Red Vineyards Near Arles |
Grape-growing is the largest food industry in the world: 25 million acres (101171 square metres) of grapes worldwide produce 72 million tons (65,317,301,280 kgs) of grapes.
One acre (4047 square metres) of grapes can produce about 15,000 glasses of wine.
Rose plants are placed at the end of a row of grape vines on vineyards to act as early warning signs of mold or mildew.
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