St. Vincent grape

St. Vincent
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinDark Purple to Black
SpeciesHybrid grape
OriginDressel Vineyard, Augusta, Missouri
Notable regionsMissouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansas, and New York

St. Vincent is a red wine grape that originated in the United States from a chance seedling that first came to the attention of Scott G. Toedebusch, in 1973, while managing a vineyard owned by Lucian W. Dressel in Augusta, Missouri.[1] Dressel originally called the vine “Stromboli” because the leaves turned a bright red in the fall, and the vines had volcanic production. Philip Wagner of Boordy Nursery in Maryland, one of the original propagators of the vine, suggested that a more melodious name would be St. Vincent, (the name of the patron saint of the Cote d'Or in Burgundy), and the name was changed.[2]

  1. ^ Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 13 / Thursday, January 20, 2011 / Proposed Rules page 3581 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-01-20/pdf/2011-1134.pdf
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