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§ 51.892 - Color terms.
The color terms well colored, reasonably well colored, and fairly well colored are defined in Table IV.
Table IV
| Color terms | Black varieties | Red varieties | White varieties | Well colored (U.S. Extra Fancy) | Each bunch shall have not less than 95 percent, by count, of berries showing good characteristic color. 1 | Each bunch shall have not less than 75 percent, by count, of berries showing good characteristic color. 1 | No requirement. | Reasonably well colored (U.S. Fancy) | Each bunch shall have not less than 85 percent, by count, of berries showing good characteristic color. 1 | Each bunch shall have not less than 66 2/3 percent, by count, of berries showing good characteristic color 1 except the Tokay and Cardinal varieties shall have not less than 75 percent, by count, of berries showing characteristic color. 2 | No requirement. | Fairly well colored (U.S. No. 1) | Each bunch shall have not less than 75 percent, by count, of berries showing characteristic color. 2 | Each bunch shall have not less than 60 percent, by count, of berries showing characteristic color. 2 | No requirement. |
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1 Good characteristic color for black varieties means purple to black except that Ribier or similar varieties of grapes shall have at least two-thirds of the surface of the berry showing purple to black color.
For red varieties good characteristic color means at least two-thirds of the surface of the berry is light red through dark red color; except, for the Tokay variety pink through dark red, and for the Cardinal variety light red through purple shall be permitted.
2 Characteristic color for black varieties means reddish-purple to black except that Ribier or similar varieties of grapes shall have at least two-thirds of the surface of the berry showing reddish-purple to black color.
For red varieties characteristic color means at least two-thirds of the surface of the berry is pink to dark red; except, for the Tokay variety light pink through dark red and for the Cardinal variety light pink through purple color shall be permitted.