Hybrid grapes refer commonly to those grape varieties which are the product of a crossing between two different vitis species. This is in contrast to crossings between grape varieties of the same species, typically vitis vinifera.
Grape Hybrids - French Hybrids
At some point in each person's wine drinking lifetime, talk will turn from the more traditional grapes such as Chardonnay and Zinfandel. Someone will mention a Baco Noir as going wonderfully with BBQ.
Hybrid
A hybrid grape results from a crossing between a Vitis vinifera variety - such as Riesling or Pinot Noir - with an American vine.
Hybrid :
Said of a vine-plant which is the result of a cross between two distinct types of wine.
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Seyval Blanc
This hybrid can compete with some of the finest dry white wines made from Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.
Hybrid
Any vine crossing where one or both "parents" is not from the wine vine, VITIS VINIFERA.
hybrid - variety bred from members of different species
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Hybrid: The genetic crossing of two or more grape types; common hybrids include Müller-Thurgau and Bacchus.
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Hybrid: grape varieties produced by hybridizers in the lab, often but not always involving more than one species, are called hybrids.
Hybrid: Grapes that are bred from more than one grape variety to improve the flavor or hardiness of the wine.
Iodized: Aroma and taste of iodine found in some of the wines produced near the sea. e.g. at Jerez or Sanl.
Hybrid. In viticulture, a cross between two different species or varieties of grapes, with the purpose of creating a new grape variety with especially desirable characteristics.
Hybrid
cross between different species of grapes
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hybrid: A grape variety that has been bred by crossing the European grape variety Vitis vinifera with an American variety Vitis labrusca.
Hybrid indicates a grape variety that has ancestry which includes an American Vine Species. This is now rather frowned upon - at least by the European Union. If the grape's ancestry is entirely European it is called simply a 'cross'.
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French Hybrids
Refers to the grape varieties produced in France that are the result of crossing the classic European varieties with American species of vines.
Hybrid white wine grape made in Germany by crossing Riesling and Sylvaner. Advantageous for a better ripening over a wider range of sites, but has low acidity and does not age as well as Riesling.
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Hybridization is not to be confused with the practice of grafting. Most of the world's vineyards are planted with European V. vinifera vines that have been grafted onto North American species rootstock.
French-hybrid grape so widely used to make white wines in the Eastern U.S. that it's sometimes jokingly called "Indiana (or fill in your state of preference) Chardonnay.
French-hybrid wine grapes grow at Johnson Estate Winery in far Western New York's Lake Erie wine region.
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VIVANT: Hybrid cross released in 1983 by Ontario Horticultural Research Institute of Canada. Vulnerable to fungal diseases. Although vigorous and productive this cultivar has not excited much interest despite claims of good white wine production.
Caturra
A hybrid of the Coffea Arabica species that is fast-maturing and more disease-resistant than other Arabica varieties. Its quality is considered inferior to the traditional Arabica varieties.
American Hybrids: Grape varieties which did not occur in nature but were produced in America by crossbreeding (usually crosses between one or more native American varieties and one or more European traditional wine varieties).
AURORE
A hybrid grape variety produced in the 19th century by French nurseryman Albert Seibel and still used, especially in the eastern U.S. for sparkling wine production. Sometimes spelled Aurora.
Olallieberry: A hybrid berry resulting from the crossing of loganberry and youngberry, all of which are descended from the blackberry.
FRENCH/AMERICAN HYBRID WINE GRAPE VARIETIES
AURORE:
French-american hybrid grape widely grown in New York State (U.S.A).
CABERNET SEVERNYI: Hybrid red wine V. Amurensis hybrid cross variety created in Russia to withstand cold climatic conditions. Small commercial/nursery acreages currently grown in Nova Scotia (Canada).
Also a white grape variety, the product of a cross between a Silvaner-Riesling hybrid and Müller-Thurgau. backwardWines described as backward are undeveloped and not ready to drink.
Because of the damages made by oidium and phylloxera, viticulturists started cultivating French-American hybrids, such as Baco Noir and Isabella, known for their resistance to those feared diseases, ...
Chardonnay has served as parent to several French-American hybrid grapes, as well as crossings with other Vitis vinifera varieties.
HYBRIDES (HYBRIDS)
Term indicating type of vines obtained starting from two species of different vines. Prohibited by the French legislation.
I.N.A.O.
"Institut National des Appellations d'Origine".
Finally Thomas Munson, a horticulturist from Dennison, Texas, realized that native American vines were resistant and suggested grafting the vinifera vines onto riparia hybrid rootsocks.
One of the most successful of the French Hybrids (crossings of North American native grapes and classic European grapes).
These labels are a good place to start easing into Old World label decoding, because they provide a "hybrid" of Old World and New World labeling strategies.
Catawba
Catawba is a hybrid grape, from the eastern U.S. and Canada, that produces sweet white, red, and rosé wines that have a foxy aroma.
Chablis
Chablis is a wine region in France, named after the village nearby.
This hybrid is a 20th century cross of Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent. Zweigelt, like Zinfandel, is a grape of real potential. Both are cultivated primarily in one part of the world but could do as well elsewhere.
Grafting
Grafting is the process of growing a cutting of vine on a hybrid phylloxera-resistant rootstock.
Grand Cru
French term for "growth". It historically refers to the best vineyard sites.
In many parts of the country, the grapes that grow best are native American grapes or hybrids. Perhaps the winery makes a Chardonnay, but it's not as good as its Vignoles.
Grafting
The process of growing a cutting of Vitis vinifera on American or hybrid, phylloxera-resistant rootstock.
Strong "grape jelly" aroma and flavor characteristic of native American grapes like Concord and sometimes found in more subtle form in red French-hybrid grapes. Not generally well thought of by serious wine lovers, but a well-made Concord.
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Pale Cortados are rare and occur as a fluke of nature. When aging Amontillados, the protective flor fails to develop and the result is a hybrid that is dry and nutty with great aromas that combines with the voluptuous body and complexity of an ...
to South Africa, where it was erroneously thought to be a Rhone Hermitage grape, and now a widely grown variety making a popular red wine in that country, and often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. It has also been used to create the hybrid grape ...
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