Niagara (grape)

The white grape Niagara was founded in 1868 by CL Hoag and B. W. Clark from the varieties Concord and Cassady newly bred. They were launched in 1882. Due to the influence of the varieties Concord and Cassady is a hybrid vine, in the genes of Vitis labrusca and wild vines Vitis vinifera are available.

In Brazil, it has developed into the most important vine for white wine. It is mainly grown in the area of São Paulo. In the United States, the Niagara is mainly in the U.S. states of New York ( → Viticulture in New York), Pennsylvania ( → viticulture in Pennsylvania), Michigan (→ Viticulture in Michigan), Washington ( → Viticulture in Washington) and Ohio ( → Viticulture in Ohio) spread. In Canada, the focus is on the spread of the region of Ontario.

It is cold- resistant, productive and is well suited for transport, but has a very strong Fox - tone.

See the article viticulture in Brazil, viticulture in the United States, viticulture in Canada and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: Concord × Cassady

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is rather schwachwollig and their color is yellowish green and has a crimson trace. The young leaves are yellowish green and are also hairy schwachwollig.
• The large and rather thick leaves are three-lobed to five-lobed and sinuate default. The petiole is U-shaped open. The blade is serrated pointed. The teeth are set moderately dilated in comparison of the varieties.
• The cone- shaped bunch is medium to large in size and dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are medium to large in size and of a yellowish-green color.

The Niagara grape ripens about 20 days after Chasselas and therefore one of the mid-late maturing varieties. It has a good resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew.

Synonyms

The variety is also under the name Niagara Niagra branca, white Niagara and Concord known white.