The Noah grape is a

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derived from the

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Vitis labrusca ''Vitis labrusca'', the fox grape, is a species of grapevines belonging to the ''Vitis'' genus in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The vines are native to eastern North America and are the source of many grape cultivars, including Catawba, ...

'' or 'fox grape' which is used for table, juice and

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production. Noah has berries of a light green/yellow and has medium-sized, cylindrical-conical, well formed fruit clusters with thick bloom similar to those of

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.PI 588315 - Vitis hybrid - Noah - Florida, United States
/ref> Although popularly classified as ''Vitis labrusca'', Noah is the result of a 50/50 cross between

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'') and an unknown ''Vitis labrusca'' with other reports claiming the labrusca to be

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/ref> The vines are moderately vigorous and moderately cold hardy. It buds late with secondary buds being fruitful and ripens approximately at the same time as Concord. Noah is very disease resistant and shows resistance to mildew, black rot and

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– it is used as a

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Use

It is a slip skin variety, meaning that the skin separates easily from the fruit. The grapes are used to make wine, most notably Uhudler and to a lesser extent Fragolino. Noah being ''Vitis'' x ''labruscana'' imparts a 'foxiness' to the wine and because of this is thought to be objectionable, therefore it is not seen as a grape capable of making wines of good quality though does have its admirers. Noah is not a commercially important grape variety with small plantations in United States, France,

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, Serbia and Italy. The grapes do not keep well and thus do not transport well therefore they can only be found within close distance of the source.

Synonyms

Noah has a number of aliases including: Belo Otelo, Charvat, Hondarrabi Zuri, and Tatar Rizling.

References

External links

* * *{{cite web , url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1007162 , title=PI 588315 - Vitis hybr. - Noah - Florida, United States, archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211204952/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1007162 , archive-date=11 Dec 2012, publisher= GRIN White wine grape varieties Table grape varieties