Madeleine Royale

Madeleine Royale
Grape (Vitis)
Handbuch der Tafeltraubenkultur, Berlin, Paul Parey, 1894
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledKönigliche Magdalenentraube (more)
OriginFrance
Notable winesTable/ornamental grape
VIVC number7068

Madeleine Royale is a variety of white grape. It is mostly grown for table grapes or ornamental purposes, but is notable as a parent of Müller-Thurgau and Madeleine Angevine. It ripens extremely early, in some cases by the 22 July, the feast day of Mary Magdalene, hence the name.