Seibel grapes are a group of

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varieties which originated with the work of French viticulturist

Albert Seibel Albert Seibel (1844–1936) was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes (''Vitis vinifera'') with native North American grapes. His crosses are known as Seibel grapes. Biography Seibel was born in A ...

crossing European wine grape with American grape species to increase disease resistance. They were planted widely in France during the 1950s but have seen decline in recent years because French wine law prohibits

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wine. The grapes are still commonly used as blending grapes in

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and mass commercial wines.

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, and

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also have plantings of Seibel grapes.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' p. 207, Mitchell Beazley 1986 . Almost all of Albert Seibel's hybrid grapes were descended from only four parent grapes: two European grapes (''

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''), Aramon and

Alicante Bouschet Alicante Bouschet or Alicante Henri Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866. It is a cross of Petit Bouschet (itself a cross of the very old variety Teinturier du Cher and Aramon) and Grenache.Jaeger 70 Jaeger 70 (also known as Munson) is a hybrid of two American grape species, '' Vitis lincecumii'' and '' Vitis rupestris'' developed by Hermann Jaeger (1844–1895), a Swiss-American who settled in Missouri. He named the successful hybrid for hi ...

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'' x '' Vitis lincecumii''); and one

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, AxR1, which was created by crossing Aramon with a wild American ''V. rupestris''. Although Seibel bred tens of thousands of grapes, he did so almost entirely by crossing and re-crossing his original varieties, all of which were descended from the original four vines, so the basic

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of his collection remained largely unchanged. Almost all later grapevine hybridizers, such as Bertille Seyve and his father-in-law Victor Villard, would simply breed one or two of Albert Seibel's grapes together and name their creations after themselves, such as Seyve-Villard 5276 ("Seyval Blanc"). P. Galet ''A Practical Ampelography'' p. 221. Cornell University Press 1979 .

List of some Seibel grapes and their common names

*Seibel 1 (a Munson and unknown ''

'' crossing) *Seibel 29 (a Munson and unknown ''Vitis vinifera'' crossing) *Seibel 30 *Seibel 99 *Seibel 405 *Seibel 452 (a crossing of Alicante Ganzin and Seibel 1) *Seibel 788 (a Sicilien and

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) crossing) *Seibel 793 *Seibel 867 (a crossing of

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) *Seibel 880 *Seibel 1000

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*Seibel 1020

Flot rouge Flot rouge is a red hybrid grape that is a crossing of Munson (also known as Jaeger 70) and the Languedoc-Roussillon wine grape Aramon noir. The grape was created by French viticulturalist Albert Seibel and was crossed with the Seibel grape 4 ...

*Seibel 2003 Vivarais *Seibel 2007 Aramon du Gard *Seibel 2510

Cinsaut Seibel Cinsaut or Cinsault ( , ) is a red wine grape whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon, and Morocco. It is often blended with grapes such as Grenache and ...

*Seibel 2524 *Seibel 2653 Flot d'Or *Seibel 2679 (a crossing of Triumph and

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) *Seibel 2859 Le Bienvenu *Seibel 3015 (a crossing of Bayard x Afus Ali ( de)) *Seibel 4199 *Seibel 4461 *Seibel 4595 *Seibel 4643 Roi des Noirs *Seibel 4646 Le Pourpre *Seibel 4986 Rayon d'Or (a crossing of Aramon du Gard and Seibel 405) *Seibel 5001 Florental (a crossing of Seibel 2510 and Seibel 867) *Seibel 5163 *Seibel 5279 Aurore (a crossing of Seibel 788 & Seibel 29) *Seibel 5351 (a crossing of Seibel 880 and Seibel 2679) *Seibel 5409 Gloire de Seibel (a crossing of Seibel 867 and Seibel 452) *Seibel 5410 *Seibel 5455 Plantet *Seibel 5474 (a crossing of Seibel 405 and Seibel 867) *Seibel 5487 Le Redessan *Seibel 5575 Le Rubis *Seibel 5656 (a crossing of Seibel 4595 and Seibel 4199) *Seibel 5898 Rougeon (a crossing of

Jaeger 70 Jaeger 70 (also known as Munson) is a hybrid of two American grape species, '' Vitis lincecumii'' and '' Vitis rupestris'' developed by Hermann Jaeger (1844–1895), a Swiss-American who settled in Missouri. He named the successful hybrid for hi ...

and Seibel 3015) *Seibel 6150 (a crossing of Seibel 405 and Flot rouge) *Seibel 6268 (a crossing of Seibel 4614 and Seibel 3011) *Seibel 6468 (a crossing of Seibel 4614 and Seibel 3011) *Seibel 6905 Le Subéreux *Seibel 7042 (a crossing of Seibel 5351 and Seibel 6268) *Seibel 7053

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*Seibel 8216 (a crossing of Seibel 5410 & 5001) *Seibel 8357 Colobel *Seibel 8665 *Seibel 8724 *Seibel 8745 Seinoir *Seibel 9110 Verdelet *Seibel 9549

De Chaunac De Chaunac is a French-American hybrid wine grape variety used to make red wines. It was developed by Albert Seibel c. 1860. It is also known as Seibel 9549 and is a cross of Seibel 5163 and possibly Seibel 793. The grape was named after Adhemar ...

*Seibel 10173 Ambror *Seibel 11803 Rubilande *Seibel 10878

Chelois Chelois () is a variety of hybrid grape used in the production of red wines. The fruit are small blue-black berries, which appear in compact, medium-sized clusters. Chelois is among the less hardy hybrids of red-wine grapes. History and origins ...

*Seibel 13053

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(a crossing of Seibel 7042 and Gloire de Seibel) *Seibel 14514 Dattier précoce de Seibel *Seibel 14596 Bellandais

List of some Seibel grapes and their common names

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