TY - JOUR T1 - Drying and Processing Grapes in Afghanistan JF - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO - Am J Enol Vitic. SP - 198 LP - 202 DO - 10.5344/ajev.1969.20.3.198 VL - 20 IS - 3 AU - M. Grnacarevic Y1 - 1969/01/01 UR - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/20/3/198.abstract N2 - Afghanistan produces annually 200,000 t of grapes, of which 60,000 t are used fresh and the rest dried. Raisins are produced without pre-drying treatment. Soyagi dried grapes are a specialty of Afghanistan and they are produced by drying in special houses, while other types are sun-dried. A pre-drying treatment of grapes could increase the drying rate of both the Soyagi and sun-dried raisins. Processing of raisins has been improved with new California machinery. ER -