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The white grape variety (also North Carolina 57-56) is an interspecific new breeding between Howard (Scuppernong x Rotundifolia) x North Carolina 11-173 (Topsail x Tarheel). It contains genes from Vitis labrusca, Vitis rotundifolia and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in the USA in 1951 by the breeders W. B. Nesbitt, V. H. Underwood and D. E. Carroll at North Carolina University. There is a morphological similarity with the new variety Noble. This early to medium maturing, high yielding vine is resistant to frost but less resistant to Pierce Disease than other Muscadinia varieties. It yields bronze-coloured, sweet white wines, but is also used as table grape and for the production of grape juice. The variety is grown in the US states of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina (166 ha) and Texas. However, no stocks were reported in 2016 (Statistiuk Kym Anderson).

Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012

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