Cayuga White

Cayuga White is a white wine variety . She was bred in 1945 by the American breeder John Einset. Cayuga White is a cross between Seyval Blanc and Schuyler. It is an extremely complex breed in which genes from the wild grapes Vitis rupestris , Vitis aestivalis , Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera are present.

The new breed was developed at Cornell University in Geneva (the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology and Viticulture , i.e. the grapevine breeding institute in New York State ). The university is at the southern end of Cayuga Lake , after which the variety is named. The first experimental plantings were created in 1969.

Cayuga White delivers fruity white wines with high acid values ​​that are remotely similar to a Riesling. Since it is a hybrid grape, it is not approved for quality wines according to EU regulations. Vineyards are known in the American states of Maryland (→ viticulture in Maryland ), North Carolina (→ viticulture in North Carolina ), Pennsylvania (→ viticulture in Pennsylvania ), New Jersey (→ viticulture in New Jersey ) and Virginia (→ viticulture in Virginia ) . The vigorous variety is not very hardy.

See also : Viticulture in the United States  and List of Grape Varieties

Parentage: Seyval Blanc x Schuyler

Synonyms

Cayuga White is also known by the synonyms Cayuga, White Cayuga, GW 3, NY 33403 and New York 33403.

Web links

• About Cayuga White on the website Pressed For Wine (English)
• Cayuga White in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .