{"id":13809,"date":"2016-10-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/should-you-make-wine-with-a-seedless-grape-vine"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:29","slug":"should-you-make-wine-with-a-seedless-grape-vine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/should-you-make-wine-with-a-seedless-grape-vine","title":{"rendered":"Should you make wine with a seedless grape vine?"},"content":{"rendered":"
We know that wine comes from grapes. We are familiar with many of the most common grape varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. There are many, many more grape varieties that are used in wine. For the most part, these grapes belong to the species <\/span>vitis vinifera<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Vitis vinifera grape vines produce grapes that are used for making wine, for eating and for drying to produce raisins. When it comes to making wine, the grape seeds are important and can contribute structure and tannin. For eating, consumers generally prefer the produce of a seedless grape<\/strong> vine as seeds are difficult or unpleasant to eat. Eating seedless grapes is also safer for children, as it reduces the risk of choking.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A grape grower may cultivate a seedless grape vine in order to meet this consumer need when it comes to edible table grapes. Some of the most popular of these varieties include:<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more about seedless grape vine varieties<\/a> and their individual characteristics <\/span>here<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Seedless grapes are popular for eating, then, so how about in winemaking? Seedless eating grapes tend to be bigger than seeded wine grapes. Wine grapes are more delicate and smaller. The skins and pips contain tannin which contributes to making structured wines capable of long ageing. Seedless grapes lack this characteristic and as such would not make great wines. Though it would be possible to make a wine with seedless grapes, the result would not be very good. You should expect a wine from a seedless grape vine to lack structure and flavour, two crucial aspects of a great wine. Our advice is that though it is possible, winemakers and consumers should probably just stick to wines made from such well-established, seeded grape varieties as those mentioned above.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nVitis vinifera<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Seedless grape vine types<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Making wine with a seedless grape vine<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Wines to try instead<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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