Canadice

The white grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Bath x Himrod. It was named after Canadice Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in the state of New York. Synonyms are Canadice Seedless, Kanadis Seedless and New York 45-625, which contain genes from Vitis labrusca and Vitis vnifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1945 by the breeders R. M. Pool and J. P. Watson at the Grapevine Breeding Institute of Cornell University in Geneva, New York. It was authorised for cultivation in 1977. It is mostly used as an table grape ornamental vine, but also as a wine grape. However, the high-yielding, seedless vine only produces simple quality white wines with a subtle foxy flavour. There are tiny populations in Canada (0.2 ha) and in the US states of New York, Oregon and Pennsylvania (0.2 ha). In 2016, a total of half a hectare of vines was designated (Kym Anderson statistics).

Canadice - Weintraube und Blatt

Pictures: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)

Voices of our members

The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena

Welcome back!

Canadice

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU