The Fruit-Bearing Cycle of Grapevines: A Closer Look at Vitis vinifera

The grapevine (Vitis vinifera) belongs to the family Vitaceae, which comprises about 60 inter-fertile wild Vitis species distributed in Asia, North America and Europe under subtropical, Mediterranean and continental–temperate climatic conditions. It is the single Vitis species that acquired significant economic interest over time; some other species, for example the North American V. rupestris, V. riparia or V. berlandieri, are used as breeding rootstock due to their resistance against grapevine