Synonym or breeding number (also NY 45-010) for the grape variety Chardonel; see there.
The white grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Seyval Blanc x Chardonnay. Synonyms are Geneva White, GW 09 and New York 45-010 and include genes from Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1953 by the breeders John Einset, Bruce Reich...
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