technical grape varieties
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Grape varieties cultivated for processing into wine, juice, and other products, selected for high juice yield (75–85% of berry mass), sugar accumulation, and manageable acidity. They are distinguished from table grapes (stolovye sorta) grown for fresh consumption and raisin varieties, and account for the majority of vineyard acreage worldwide. During Gorbachev's 1985 anti-alcohol campaign, Politburo member Vitaly Solomentsev argued that 92% of Soviet vineyards were technical varieties, making selective uprooting impractical; in practice, table grape vineyards suffered disproportionate destruction.
Sources
- Russian Wikipedia, «Виноград культурный» — classifies grape varieties into столовые (table), технические (technical/wine), бессемянные (raisin), and универсальные: технические сорта «выращивают для приготовления вина, соков и пр. Главная отличительная особенность таких сортов — высокий процент сока в ягоде (75-85 % от её общей массы)»
- Los Angeles Times / Associated Press, March 5, 1989 — reports that the Soviet labor daily Trud stated table grapes rather than wine grapes suffered the most during the anti-alcohol vineyard destruction: 533,000 acres (16% of Soviet vineyards) were destroyed in 1985–87
- Eurostat Statistics Explained, Glossary: Grapes and vineyards — defines the EU regulatory classification: grapes for wine vs. grapes for table use vs. grapes for raisins, under Regulation (EC) No 491/2009