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'''Traminette''' is a cross of the [[France|French]] [[United States|American]] [[hybrid grapes|hybrid]] Joannes Seyve 23.416 and the [[Germany|German]] ''[[Vitis viniferia]]'' cultivar [[Gewürztraminer]] made by Herb C. Barrett. His intention was to produce a large clustered table grape with the flavor of [[Gewürztraminer]]. He sent seed from the cross to the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station grape breeding program at Cornell for development. It was found to have excellent wine quality, combined with good productivity, partial resistance to several fungal diseases, and cold hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent, [[Gewürztraminer]], while retaining a similar character. |
'''Traminette''' is a cross of the [[France|French]] [[United States|American]] [[hybrid grapes|hybrid]] Joannes Seyve 23.416 and the [[Germany|German]] ''[[Vitis viniferia]]'' cultivar [[Gewürztraminer]] made by Herb C. Barrett. His intention was to produce a large clustered table grape with the flavor of [[Gewürztraminer]]. He sent seed from the cross to the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station grape breeding program at Cornell for development. It was found to have excellent wine quality, combined with good productivity, partial resistance to several fungal diseases, and cold hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent, [[Gewürztraminer]], while retaining a similar character. |
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Revision as of 20:47, 2 February 2007
Traminette is a cross of the French American hybrid Joannes Seyve 23.416 and the German Vitis viniferia cultivar Gewürztraminer made by Herb C. Barrett. His intention was to produce a large clustered table grape with the flavor of Gewürztraminer. He sent seed from the cross to the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station grape breeding program at Cornell for development. It was found to have excellent wine quality, combined with good productivity, partial resistance to several fungal diseases, and cold hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent, Gewürztraminer, while retaining a similar character.
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