There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
VINTAGING
Verb
vintaging
present participle of vintage
Noun
vintaging (plural vintagings)
The act of vintaging.
Source: Wiktionary
Vint"a*ging, n.
Definition: The act of gathering the vintage, or crop of grapes.
VINTAGE
Vint"age (; 48), n. Etym: [Corrupted by influence of vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF. vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See Wine, Redeem, and cf. Vindemial.]
1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.
2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season. Vintage spring, a wine fount.
– Vintage time, the time of gathering grapes and making wine. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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