This white grape variety is an interspecific cross between Taylor x Martha (but paternity is not certain). Synonyms are Rommel's N. 1 and Taylor's Seedling N. 1. It should not be confused with the variety Noah, with which it shares the parent Taylor. It contains genes from Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia and Vitis vinifera. The...
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