Noun
vinifera (plural viniferas)
(winemaking) Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine.
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the few other Vitis vinifera grape vines to share this characteristic. Source: Internet
Chardonnay has served as parent to several French-American hybrid grapes, as well as crossings with other V. vinifera varieties. Source: Internet
After three centuries of failure with V. vinifera, this achievement was realized in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Source: Internet
The word "Sauvignon" is believed to be derived from the French sauvage meaning "wild" and to refer to the grape being a wild Vitis vinifera vine native to France. Source: Internet
Vitis vinifera cultivars were imported for that purpose. Source: Internet