The red grape variety (also Andrea, Semenac A 16-76) is a new variety between Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent. It must not be confused with the table grape Andre. The cross was made in 1960 by Jaroslav Horák in Velke Pavlovice in Czechoslovakia. It was named in honour of the natural scientist Christian Carl André (1763-1831), the founder of the Association for the Promotion of...
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