Wines made from Concord grapes of Indiana
Discover the best wines made with Concord as a single variety or as a blend of Indiana.
More informations about the variety Concord
It is the result of a seedling planted in the United States, around 1840, recovered near the Concord River, a small river located east of Massachusetts. According to genetic analysis, it is an interspecific cross between the catawba and a vitis labrusca. Concord was for a long time the main variety cultivated in North America. It was introduced into Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, in France at the beginning of the phylloxera crisis, but was not widely propagated. It could be found in the Valleraugue region (Gard) at the foot of Mont Aigoual, in the Ardèche (our photos), etc. Today, it exists only as an isolated strain that can sometimes be found on the edge of a slope, which was our case. Through various and numerous crosses, it has been used to obtain some rootstocks and direct producer hybrids, which have now almost all disappeared.
More informations about the region of Indiana
Indiana is a state in the American Midwest, located between Michigan to the North and Kentucky to the South. The state covers 36,500 square miles (95,000 km²) of fertile plains and shallow valleys, well suited to fruit and grain production. Vineyards are largely planted to French-American Hybrid varieties, with a growing interest in those less susceptible to the challenges of a hot, humid Climate. Chambourcin, Marechal Foch, Catawba and Vidal Blanc are common here.
What are the typical flavors of the Concord grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Concord
- Black fruitPresent in 3% of Concord
- OakPresent in 2% of Concord
- EarthPresent in 1% of Concord
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Concord
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Concord
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Concord
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Concord