This red grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Carter x Black Hamburg (Schiava Grossa). Synonyms are Barry Blau and Rogers 43. It contains genes from Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1864 in the USA by the breeder E. S. Rogers in Salem/Massachusetts. Incidentally, the same parents also produced the variety Herbert. It is an all-female grape variety and therefore depends on cross-pollination. The vine is used as a winepress and table grape. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson).
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