Synonym for the grape variety Ives; see there.
The red grape variety originates from the USA. Synonyms are Black Ives, Bordo (Brazil), Grano d'Oro, Ives, Ives Madeira, Ives Seedling, Ives' Madeira Seedling and Kittredge (Australia). It is an open-pollinated seedling of the variety Hartford (Vitis labrusca), discovered in 1840 by a Henry Ives near Cincinnati in the state of Ohio. According to other sources, it was found in 1846 in West Hartford, the capital of...
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