Varatura

Synonym for the grape variety Concord; see there.

The red grape variety originates from the USA. Synonyms are Bergerac, Bull's Seedling, Concord Crni, Corin, Cornin, Dalmadin, Fehérhatu, Fekete Noah, Furmin Noir, Gorin, Gurin, Jurka, Kék Olasz, Koncord, Konkord, Konkordi, Konkordia, Nyarfalevelü, Nyarlevelü, Olasz Kék, Paul Revere, Ripadella, Ripatella, Ripertella, Ripotella, Varatura and Wheeler. Some synonyms refer to the variety Ripatella, which was previously regarded as an independent variety.

Concord - Rebstock und Blatt

Parentage

It was only in 2016 that DNA analyses in Geisenheim (Rheingau) established that it is genetically identical to Concord. Concord's exact parentage was also determined in 2016 at the Julius Kühn Institute (Geilweilerhof) through DNA analyses. It originates from a presumably natural cross between Catawba (Vitis labrusca x Sémillon) x Vitis labrusca. Two mutations are Concord Clone 30 and King.

History of origin

Concord was the result of ten years of extensive selection. In 1843, the "Father of the Concord Grape" Ephraim Wales Bull (1806-1895) planted the seeds of a wild vine in the town of Concord in Massachusetts (not to be confused with Concord, the capital of the neighbouring state of New Hampshire) and propagated 22,000 cuttings. From these, he selected a single vine by 1849. Nearby was a Catawba vine, which had always been assumed to be the parent. He continued to propagate and select this selected vine.

The final result was presented in 1853, of which there is even a...

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