70 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Unelassified grapes shall be mature and shall not 
include in excess of 10 percent, by weight, of berries 
In any one container which are affected by decay. 
COLOR REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAPES 
“ Well colored” means in the case of: 
“ Black varieties’? that each bunch shall have not 
less than 85) percent, by count, of berries, showing 
characteristic color; excepting that in order to allow 
for variations incident to proper grading and handling, 
not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the bunches 
in any container™ may have not less than 50 percent, 
by count, of berries showing characteristic color; pro- 
vided in the case of the following varieties: Zinfandel, 
Rose of Peru, Black Prince, Black Hamburg, Blue 
Hlba, Grignolino, Aramon, Mission, Zante, and Biack 
Monukka, each bunch shall have not less than 75 per- 
cent, by count, of berries showing characteristic color; 
excepting that in order to allow for variations incident 
to proper grading and handling, not more than 10 
percent, by weight, of the bunches in any container ™ 
may have not less than 50 percent, by count, of berries 
showing characteristic color. Purple to black shall 
be considered characteristic color for Malvoise, Gren- 
ache, Trousseau, Rose of Peru, Black Prince, and 
Black Hamburg; and reddish purple to black shall be 
considered characteristic color for Cornichon, Aramon, 
Mission, Grignolino, Zante, and Black Monukka. 
‘““ Red varieties’”’ that each bunch shall have not less 
than 60 percent, by count, of well colored berries; 
excepting that in order to allow for variations incident 
to proper grading and handling, not more than 10 
percent, by weight, of the bunches in any container ~ 
may be below this requirement; provided that in the 
ease of the Flame Tokay variety each bunch shall 
have not less than 45 percent, by count, of well-colored 
berries; excepting that in order to allow for variations 
incident to proper grading and handling, not more 
than 10 percent, by weight, of the bunches in any 
container ~ may be below this requirement. 
** White varieties”? that each bunch shall have not 
less than 50 percent, by count, of berries showing light- 
green straw or amber color; excepting that in order 
to allow for variations incident to proper grading and 
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