The white grape variety originates from the USA. Synonyms are Bullet, Bullit, Yellow Taylor Vine, Monticola Semis A, Taylers Bullit, Taylor's Bullet and Taylor's Bullitt. It is one of the most important historical varieties in the USA.
It is said to have been found in the middle of the 19th century by a Judge Taylor in Henry County in the US state of Kentucky and selected and propagated by a certain Cobb.
The variety is an interspecific, presumably natural cross between the species Vitis riparia x Vitis labrusca. However, no DNA analysis is given in the VIVC catalogue. It is a purely female grape variety. Open-pollinated seedlings of Taylor are Elvira, Missouri Riesling, Montefiore, Noah and Taylor seedling Blankenhorn.
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