Joannes Seyve

Joannes Seyve (1900–1966) was a French biochemist who often used Seibel wine grape hybrids first produced in the 1860s. He created the Chambourcin grape,[1] a French hybrid variety that is grown extensively in the Midwest and Northeast United States.[2] His variety Joannes-Seyve 23.416 was crossed with Gewürztraminer to produce the Traminette grape.[3]

His father Bertille Seyve (1864–1939), and brother Bertille Seyve Jr. (1895–1959)[4] also produced new hybrid Grape varieties (identified as Seyve-Villard) including Seyval blanc and Villard Noir.[5]

  1. ^ Melville, Lewis; Posluszny, Usher; Gerrath, Jean (2015). Taming the Wild Grape: Botany and Horticulture in the Vitaceae. Springer International Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 9783319243528.
  2. ^ Grapevine Breeding Programs for the Wine Industry. Elsevier Science. 2015. p. 73. ISBN 9781782420804.
  3. ^ "Traminette". N.Y. Food and Life Sci. Bul. 149. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ^ Galet, Pierre (1979). A Practical Ampelography: Grapevine Identification. Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 219. ISBN 0801412404.
  5. ^ Grapevine Breeding Programs for the Wine Industry. Elsevier Science. 2015. p. 71. ISBN 9781782420804.