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Grapes (other)
A grape is a fruit that grows on the vines of plants in the genus ''Vitis''. Grape or Grapes may also refer to: *Grapeshot, a kind of ballistic projectile * Grapes (surname) *Don Cherry (born 1934), Canadian retired hockey player and head coach and commentator, nicknamed "Grapes" *GRAPE, a computer programming environment *Gravity Pipe, a Tokyo University supercomputer (abbreviated GRAPE) *Groovy (programming language) Adaptable Packaging Engine, alternately called the Groovy Advanced Packaging Engine (GRAPE) * ''Grapes'' (film), a 2008 Czech film *Gray rape Gray rape, also spelled as grey rape, is a colloquial description of sexual intercourse for which consent is ambiguous or inadequately established and does not meet the legal definition of rape. The term was popularized by Laura Sessions Stepp in ..., sometimes shortened to "grape". * Grape Island (other) See also * The Grapes (other) * Grape-kun, a Humboldt penguin who lived in a Japanese zoo {{disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, and the fruit has been used as human food over history. Eaten fresh or in dried form (as raisins, currants and sultanas), grapes also hold cultural significance in many parts of the world, particularly for their role in winemaking. Other grape-derived products include various types of jam, juice, vinegar and oil. History The Middle East is generally described as the homeland of grape and the cultivation of this plant began there 6,000–8,000 years ago. Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the discovery of alcoholic drinks such as wine. The earliest archeological evidence for a dominant position of wine-making in human culture dates from 8,000 years ago in Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
