Traminette
A cold-hardy hybrid retaining Gewürztraminer character.
Traminette is a wine grape variety resulting from a cross of Joannes Seyve 23.416 and Gewürztraminer, created by Herb C. Barrett around 1965 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It was developed for wine quality, cold hardiness, and disease resistance, and is the signature wine of Indiana.
Quick Facts
- Parentage
- Joannes Seyve 23.416 × Gewürztraminer
- Breeder
- Herb C. Barrett
- Breeding institution
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Year of cross
- ca. 1965
- Yield range
- 12 to 22 lbs/vine average
- Signature wine of
- Indiana
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