Winchell (grape variety)

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Winchell is a white wine variety selected in 1850 . It is believed to be a spontaneous cross between the wild grapes Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera , selected by James Milton Clough in Stamford , Vermont .

At Cornell University in Geneva (the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology and Viticulture , so the grapevine breeding institute in New York State ) Winchell was later used to develop new varieties . The university is located at the southern end of Cayuga Lake , in a cool wine-growing climate.

Winchell is used in the cool climate of the northern states of the United States such as Vermont or Iowa (→ viticulture in Iowa ) and in Canada as a table grape . The juice of the berries is rarely processed into wine . Winchell was used due to its winter hardiness and its cultivation quality for the purpose of further developments of new breeds ( Ontario , Ripley or Veeport, ...)

Synonym: Green Mountain.

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

Parentage: Vitis labrusca x Vitis vinifera .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The large leaves (see also the leaf shape article ) have three to five lobes and are moderately curved. The stem bay is open. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are set wide in comparison to the grape varieties.
  • The cone-shaped grape is small to medium in size, broadly shouldered and very loose berries. The berries are small and yellowish-green in color.

The grape variety that emerges early ripens early so that it can ripen in cool locations. In addition, it has good winter hardiness. In addition, the variety is not very vigorous.

Web links

literature

  • Hedrick UP: Manual of American grape-growing , 1919, Macmillan, New York