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What kinds of grapes are there?
There are more than 8,000 grape varieties in the world, about 800 in China, and only a few dozen varieties are well cultivated in production. According to the use, it can be divided into fresh food, brewing, drying, other processed varieties and root varieties. The main varieties are as follows:

1, the fruit of Cabernet Sauvignon is relatively small, and the skin is very dark and thick. Many people like to make wine with this grape very much.

2. Merlot is also a very famous plant in the brewing industry, but its alcohol content is relatively high, and the brewed wine is soft and elegant.

The fruit of the fire pit is very big, but the skin is very thin. This kind of grape is very sweet and has a high sugar content.

4. Chardonnay is a white grape variety, which can also show different styles and tastes according to the changes of seasons and climate.

Riesling, a kind of grape, smells like gasoline. Some people may not be used to it, but some people still eat it and make wine.

6. Kyoho has large ears, large grains, soft pulp, thick peel, many fruit powders and sweet and juicy taste.

Extended data:

Grape is a perennial vine of Vitaceae and one of the oldest fruit trees in the world. The word "grape" in our country is translated from Greek. According to textual research, grapes are native to the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean coast. The residents there have used and cultivated grapes for at least 4000 years.

The earliest historical evidence of human cultivation of grapes is that in 2500 BC, there were pictures depicting people harvesting grapes and brewing wine on the murals of Putagoting tomb in Mephius, ancient Egypt. Around 2000 BC, the Phoenicians, who were famous for their navigation and commerce, learned about grapes from the ancient Corsicans, and traveled to further places through their navigation in active communication.

According to archaeologists, grapes were widely distributed in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Caucasus and North Africa more than 2,000 years ago. Later, through human friendly exchanges, it spread westward along the Mediterranean coast to Italy, France and Spain; Around the 7th century AD, grape cultivation had spread all over Europe. After Columbus discovered the New World, grapes entered North America with European immigrants.

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