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Vitis vinifera grape varieties were first cultivated in Caucasia in perhaps 6000 B.C. Cultivation progressed into Egypt and Phoenicia in about 3000 B.C. By 2000 B.C., viticulture reached Greece, and by 1000 B.C. it reached Italy, Sicily and North Africa.
Euvitis - "True grapes"; elongated clusters, berries that adhere to stems at maturity, forked tendrils, loose bark that detaches in long strips, and diaphragms in pith at nodes.
Maybe the first grape that you encountered was a rich, blue-black Concord, presented as sweet, squishy jelly in a deliciously gooey peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich. Later, you probably broadened your repertoire with chewy, wrinkly raisins; chilled grape juice; and fresh grapesplump and crisp.
The medicinal and nutritional value of grapes (Vitis vinifera) has been heralded for thousands of years. Egyptians consumed this fruit at least 6,000 years ago, and several ancient Greek philosophers praised the healing power of grapes -- usually in the form of wine.
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Grape Seed extract has proved to be one of the most powerful natural antioxidants available, capable of protecting cells from excess damage due to free radical attack.
A common grape of low woods in the Mountains and Piedmont. Young branches are angled and relatively smooth. The nodes tend to be reddish. The leaves are glabrous to slightly pubescent beneath.
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