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Delaware
This dry Delaware boasts a sprightly bouquet and
delicate flavor.
More about Delaware
A native American hybrid grape variety found in Delaware, Ohio and first
publicized in 1849. According to Hedrick, "Grapes of New York" (1908) no
definite supporting evidence about the origin of this variety was known,
although it had an alias name Italian Grape and is
claimed to be a possible hybrid Native American cultivar with a slight
V.vinifera component mix. Currently used to make dry, sweet and sparkling white
wines of good quality and barely perceptible "foxy" character. Commonly grown in
the Eastern U.S. on deep, fertile, well-drained soils where it ripens in early
to mid-October, it has considerable popularity when made into "ice-wine".
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