Synonym for the grape variety Alphonse Lavallée; see there.
The red grape variety is a new cross between Dodrelyabi (Kharistvala Kolkhuri) x Muscat d'Hamburg. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2018, the parentage Bellone x Lady Downe's Seedling given in the breeding list turned out to be wrong. Synonyms are Afrikai Szoeloe, Alfons, Alfons Lavale, Almeria Negra, Alphonso Lavallée, Alphonse Lavallée Crni, Ansley's Large Oval, Black Marocco, Black Muscadel, Blue Damascene, Cespljevna, Entes, Gros Guillaume, Pennington Hall Hamburgh, Persia, Prince Royal...
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