Chardonel

Chardonel is a 1953 by the American breeders Bruce Reich, Robert Pool and John Insert newly grown white wine grape. It is a cross between Seyval Blanc and Chardonnay. It is a very complex breeding in the genes of the wild vines Vitis rupestris, Vitis aestivalis and Vitis vinifera are available.

The new variety was developed at Cornell University in Geneva ( the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology and Viticulture, so the vines breeding institute in the state of New York)

It provides fruity white wines with high acidity and is therefore used for the production of sparkling wine. Since it thus is a hybrid vine, it is not approved for quality wines according to EU regulations. Vineyards are known in the U.S. states of North Carolina ( → Viticulture in North Carolina), Virginia ( → Viticulture in Virginia), Indiana (→ Viticulture in Indiana ), Ohio (→ Viticulture in Ohio), Pennsylvania ( → viticulture in Pennsylvania ) and West Virginia ( → viticulture in West Virginia).

See also the article viticulture in the United States and the list of grape varieties.

Synonym: Geneva White, GW 9, NY 45010 and New York 45010

Ethnicity: Seyval Blanc Chardonnay x