Diamond (grape)

Diamond is a white grape variety.

In 1870 (other sources speak of the year 1885) was born in Brighton ( Monroe County), New York, by Jacob Moore the cross between the varieties Concord and Iona. Vineyards are in the United States even today (→ viticulture in Pennsylvania → Viticulture in New York → viticulture in Missouri → Viticulture in Illinois → Viticulture in New Hampshire) with the appellations Cayuga Lake AVA, Finger Lakes AVA, Lake Erie AVA and Niagara Escarpment AVA.

Since it thus is a hybrid vine, it is not approved for quality wines according to EU regulations.

Crossing of varieties Muscat de Hambourg and Diamond later came the new breed Golden Muscat. 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), the Ontario grape evolved by crossing Winchell and Diamond. About an intermediate Diamond also went into the intersection of Melody.

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

Ethnicity: Concord x Iona

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The drum-shaped grape is usually shouldered, medium sized and quite dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are medium in size and of a golden yellow color. The shell of the berry is thick-walled, the flesh is juicy and the taste has the typical Fox -Ton American grape varieties.

Synonyms

The grape variety is known under the name Diamond Diamond blanc, Diamond White and Moore's Diamond.