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Marquette (grape)

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Color of berry skin
  
Noir

Sweetness of resulting wine
  
Dry

Scientific name
  
Vitis 'Marquette'

Also called
  
Minnesota 1211

Wine color
  
Red Wine

Rank
  
Cultivar

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Species
  
Interspecific crossing with Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia, amongst others, in its pedigree

Notable regions
  
Québec, Midwestern United States, North America

Origin
  
Minnesota, United States of America

Similar
  
Frontenac, St Pepin, Edelweiss, Marechal Foch, La Crosse

Marquette is an inter-specific 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. Marquette was introduced in 2006.

Synonyms

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

References

Marquette (grape) Wikipedia