St. Pepin (grape variety)

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St. Pepin is a white wine variety . It is a new breed between ES 114 x Seyval Blanc. The cross was made in 1971 by Elmer Swenson on his own farm near Osceola, Wisconsin . The La Crosse grape variety was created at the same time through the same crossing . The white wines are slightly more fruity than those of the sister variety. The grape juice of the variety is also popular.

Plantations are in the American states of Iowa ( viticulture in Iowa ), Connecticut ( viticulture in Connecticut ), Minnesota ( viticulture in Minnesota ), Wisconsin ( viticulture in Wisconsin ), Illinois ( viticulture in Illinois ), Montana ( viticulture in Montana ) and West Virginia ( Viticulture in West Virginia ) known. New York State ( Viticulture in New York ) has wineries that use the vine within the Hudson River Region AVA Denomination of Origin .

Elmer Swenson was looking for early maturing and hardy varieties suitable for the northern United States. St. Pepin is hardy to -25 degrees Fahrenheit (-31.6 degrees Celsius). Some sources even speak of temperatures as low as -36 degrees Fahrenheit. This corresponds to -37 ° C.

Noble vines normally have hermaphroditic flowers and are therefore self-fertilizers. Wild vines and most American vines are dioecious . They have plants with male or female flowers. A male and a female plant are therefore always required for fertilization. The same applies to the St. Pepin variety.

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

Synonym: Elmer 282 Origin: ES 114 ( Minnesota 78 x Rosette ) x Seyval Blanc .

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