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Marquette (grape)

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Marquette
Grape (Vitis)
Marquette grapes
Color of berry skinNoir
SpeciesInterspecies crossing with Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia, amongst others, in its pedigree
Also calledMinnesota 1211
VIVC number22714

Marquette is an inter-species hybrid red wine grape variety. It was developed at the University of Minnesota, and is a cross between two other hybrids, MN 1094 and Ravat 262.[1][2] Marquette was introduced in 2006.

In August 2019, VQA Ontario announced that the province of Ontario's VQA regulations have added Marquette to the list of permitted grape varieties for Ontario wines branded as VQA.[3]

Synonyms

Marquette is also known under its breeding code Minnesota 1211 (MN 1211).[2]

References

  1. ^ Marquette at the University of Minnesota Archived 2013-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Marquette Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010
  3. ^ Province of Ontario. "Changes to VQA Regulation 406:" (PDF).