Wines made from Concord grapes - Page 2
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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.
What are the typical flavors of the Concord grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Concord
- OakPresent in 4% of Concord
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Concord
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Concord
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Concord
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Concord
- SpicesPresent in 1% of Concord
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Concord
- EarthPresent in 1% of Concord
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Concord
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Concord
News about the grape variety Concord
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