Melody (grape variety)
Melody is a white wine variety newly bred in 1965 by the American breeders Bruce Reich and Robert Pool .
It is a cross between Seyval Blanc and Geneva White 5. It is an extremely complex breed in which genes from the wild grapes Vitis rupestris , Vitis aestivalis , Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera are present.
Since 1982 the variety has been field tested under the breeding number NY 65.444.4 and has been approved under the name Melody since 1985.
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 ).
It delivers fruity, light white wines . 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 South Carolina (→ viticulture in South Carolina ) and Kansas (→ viticulture in Kansas ). The variety is only of greater importance in the Cayuga Lake AVA wine-growing region in New York (→ Viticulture in New York ).
Synonyms: NY 65.444.4 and New York 65.444.4
Parentage: Seyval Blanc × Geneva White 5. Geneva White 5 is itself a cross between the varieties Pinot Blanc × Ontario
Web links
- Melody in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
- Melody on the English language website of appellationamerica