Jaeger 70

Jaeger 70 is a red wine variety . It originated from a natural cross between the wild grapes Vitis lincecumii and Vitis rupestris . Born in Switzerland, Hermann Jaeger , who emigrated to Neosho in the United States of America, selected the best specimens from this cross and developed the Jaeger 70 variety from it. He personally dedicated this variety to his friend and vine breeder Thomas Volney Munson and named it Munson . Nevertheless, the variety has remained more common under selection number 70.

The variety with the female flowers is important when breeding hybrid vines to control phylloxera . The well-known French breeders Albert Seibel , Couderc and Contassot often use them as a basis. It does not play a role in commercial viticulture .

Synonyms: Munson

Parentage: Vitis lincecumii × Vitis rupestris

Web links

• Jaeger 70 in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Cépages et vignobles de France, Tome 1 - les vignes américaines . 2nd Edition. 1988, ISBN 2-902771-03-7 .
• Pierre Galet: Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .