The title does not allow us to relate to the words of our daily language even remotely. So, let's go back a bit and take a look at the story of the vine and its fruit grape.
In our time travel to the past of our planet, we know from its petrified remains that the ivy vine has existed on Earth for about 500 million years. This time period is so old that all the continents have not been gathered together yet. The wild vine, which continued to exist in the Pangea supercontinent, which was formed by the gathering of all lands about 335 million years ago, managed to gain a place for itself in almost every continent when the continents separated and reached their present location.
Looking at the examples that have survived to the present day, it is known that about 100 varieties of wild vine continue to exist in various continents. But only one of these vines, grown on Eurasian soil, was domesticated by our ancestors and is the mother of all the grapes grown in our vineyards today. The name of this wild vine species is Vitis Vinifera Sylvestris, which is also the title of our article.
About 100 varieties of wild vine are spread over almost all continents. Humans exist in all geographies where wild vines grow, but grapes obtained from the vine are neither fruit nor food made from grapes, and are not included in the food groups of communities living in these geographies, except Eurasia. Of course, since even its raw form has not been consumed yet, wine as an example of a more highly processed grape product has not been a part of the lives of those living in these regions.
We do not yet know who or by which community the Eurasian wild vine was first cultivated. But we know that the grapes of the vines we grow in our vineyards and the grapes of the wild vine show differences. In addition, by examining the grape seeds obtained by archaeobotanists during excavations, it is possible to understand whether they are wild grapes or grown grapes.
In summary, all of the grapes we know, grow and process and make wine with names such as Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay, Öküzgözü, Emir have a common mother: VITIS VINIFERA SYLVESTRIS.
Glad you exist, Vitis Vinifera Sylvestris.
