Life Style / Wine Grapes / Rondo: Winter hardy red wine vitis vinifera hybrid cross created at Geisenheim, Germany (1964) with pedigree of Saperavi Severnyi x St. Laurent. Has synonym name of Geisenheim 6494-5. Used to create a vinous, full-bodied, color stable wine, with good tannins and character, suitable for blend-enhancing purposes. (No other details as yet other than it is gaining popularity among growers in the United Kingdom).
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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / St. Laurent: Has the synonym name Pinot St. Laurent. V.vinifera variety now shown (2002) by DNA analysis to be a Pinot c?©page seedling. Grown in Austria and Canada the grape is robust and resists many diseases. MORE