Traminette

Traminette is a white grape variety.

It is a new breed between John Seyve 23 416 and Gewurztraminer. Due to the origin of the sort John Seyve 23 416 it is a hybrid vine. The crossing was made in 1965 by Herb C. Barrett at the University of Illinois, USA. His breeding goal was to obtain a table grape with great grapes and the spicy flavor of Gewurztraminer. It was then in 1968 at Cornell University in Geneva developed ( at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, so the vines breeding institute in the state of New York ), and finally released in 1996 for cultivation. Thus, it is the fifth new variety, which has been successfully Cornell on the market.

The early maturing variety produces spicy wines that are similar to that of the Gewürztraminer. It has a moderate resistance to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew and downy mildew but is very hardy and can therefore be used in growing areas with severe winter frosts. It is, for example, in the Northeastern United States in the states of New York ( → Viticulture in New York), New Jersey (→ Viticulture in New Jersey ), Ohio (→ Viticulture in Ohio), Virginia ( → Viticulture in Virginia) and Pennsylvania ( → cultured viticulture in Pennsylvania) and also used as a table grape. First test plantings in Canada were created.

Synonyms: breeding number 65.533.13 NY

Ethnicity: Joannès - Seyve 23-416 x Gewürztraminer

See also: Wine-growing in the United States and viticulture in Canada and the list of grape varieties.