hybrid grapes

If you were offered a glass of Baco Noir or a crisp Seyval Blanc with your dinner, would you know what was being poured? An estimated 20% of wine grapes in North America are hybrids, traditionally French-American hybrids. The remaining 80% are vitis vinifera — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, etc. When colonizers arrived on the East Coast of what would become the … [Read more...] about Hybrid grapes provide delicious option amid climate change