Grapes

A "grape" is the berry of plants in the genus Vitis. Most grapes grown commercially are cultivars of the species Vitis vinifera. There are a handful of other grapes grown, but these are mostly for winemaking or dried fruit. According to the OIV in 2014, 49.4% of grapes are pressed and used for winemaking, 36.9% are used for table grapes, 8.5% are used to make dried grapes, and 5.1% are pressed into juices and musts. Behind bananas, grapes are the second most produced fruit by net weight of edible portion.

Table grapes are extremely perishable and cold storage is very important. They should be stored as cold as possible without reaching their freezing point. Table grapes are not prone to chilling injury.