Marquette (grape)
Marquette is an inter-species hybrid red wine grape variety. It was developed at the University of Minnesota, and is a cross between two other hybrids, MN 1094 and Ravat 262.[1][2] Marquette was introduced in 2006.
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Color of berry skin | Noir |
Species | Interspecies crossing with Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia, amongst others, in its pedigree |
Also called | Minnesota 1211 |
In August 2019, VQA Ontario announced that the province of Ontario's VQA regulations have added Marquette to the list of permitted grape varieties for Ontario wines branded as VQA.[3]
Synonyms
Marquette is also known under its breeding code Minnesota 1211 (MN 1211).[2]
References
- Marquette at the University of Minnesota Archived 2013-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Marquette Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010
- Province of Ontario. "Changes to VQA Regulation 406:" (PDF).
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