| Clinton | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Clinton_grape.jpg) Photographic plate of Clinton grape from the book The Grapes of New York, 1908 by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick | |
| Species | Vitis riparia × Vitis labrusca |
| Also called | Clinto (more) |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Notable regions | Austria, Italy |
| VIVC number | 2711 |
Clinton is a red variety of hybrid grape. Its phylloxera resistance led to its being planted in small amounts in the eastern Alps, although it imparts a pronounced foxiness and dark red colour to wine made from its juice.[1]
- ^ Robinson, Jancis (2006). The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition. Oxford University Press. p. 183. 978-0198609902.