Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
wines are tannins and anthocyanins, but there
are many more.
quintal
A common unit of mass in Europe, equal
to one hundred kilograms.
ssr (simple sequence repeat)
A synonym of
microsatellite.
subvariety
Different-looking individuals of the
same species: for example, one might say that a
black-coated jaguar is a subvariety of jaguar, an
animal more commonly associated with a yellow,
spotted fur. In the realm of wine grapes,
subvarieties are more correctly called biotypes,
individuals that are considered to be genetically
identical (at the current state of scientifi c
knowledge) but show obvious phenotypic
differences.
synonyms
Grape varieties with identical geno-
types that are known, erroneously, under
different names.
terpene
Unsaturated hydrocarbons (more rarely
called isoprenes), commonly found in the
plant kingdom. In grapes, it is the alcohol
derivatives of terpenes (more correctly called
terpenoids) that are most common; they
are aromatic molecules responsible for
many of the fl oral and spicy aromas that
characterize certain grapes and wines, such
as the
Moscato
s.
