Corot Noir

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Corot Noir is a red wine variety . It was newly bred in 1970 by the American breeders Bruce Reisch and Thomas Henick-Kling.

Corot Noir is a cross between Seyval Villard 18–307 and Steuben. It is an extremely complex breed in which genes from the wild grapes Vitis rupestris , Vitis berlandieri , Vitis labrusca , Vitis lincecumii 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 located at the southern end of Cayuga Lake . The first experimental plantings were established in 1975 and larger field trials started in 1994. The grape variety has been approved for commercial viticulture since July 7, 2006.

Corot Noir delivers fruity red wines with a light cherry aroma and deep red color. Since it is a hybrid grape, it is not approved for quality wines according to EU regulations. The Fox clay , which is typical of American grape varieties , was largely bred away. Vineyards are known in the American state of Virginia (→ Viticulture in Virginia ). The vigorous variety is not very hardy.

See also the article Viticulture in the United States and the list of grape varieties .

Synonym: NY 70.0809.10 and New York 70.0809.10

Parentage: Seyval Villard 18–307 x Steuben . Seyve Villard 18–307, for its part, is a cross between the Villard Blanc x Chancellor varieties .

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