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Victoria

There are at least four different grape varieties with this name:

Cardinal x Afus Ali - Romania

The white grape variety is a new breeding between Cardinal x Afus Ali (which was confirmed by DNA analyses published in 2010). Synonyms are Victoria Blanc, Victoria and Vittoria. The cross was made in 1964 in Romania by V. Lepadatu and G. Condei. The variety is used as a grape variety and table grape. It is cultivated in Croatia, Moldova (565 ha) and Serbia (55 ha). In 2016, a total of 620 hectares of vineyards were designated (Kym Anderson).

Victoria (Cardinal x Afus Ali) -  Traube und Blatt

O.P. Regina Viilor (Queen of the Vineyards) - Romania

The white grape variety (also Hibridul 2-13-8) is an open-pollinated seedling of the Regina Viilor (Queen of V ineyards) variety. It was selected in 1952 by the two breeders Gherasim Constantinescu and Elena Negreanu. The variety is used as table grape. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

Arkansas x Exotic - Arkansas-USA

The white grape variety is an interspecific new breeding between Arkansas 1123 (Verdelet x Dunstan) x Exotic (Flame Tokay x Alphonse Lavallée). Synonyms are Arkansas 1475 and Victoria Red. Genes from Vitis berlandieri, Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera are included. The hybrid was crossed in Arkansas in 1971 by Jim. N. Moore at the University of Arkansas. It is used as table grape. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

O.P. Concord - USA

This white grape variety is an open-pollinated seedling (also Ray's Victoria) of the American vine Concord. It contains genes from Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera (?). The vine was selected by the breeder M. M. Samuel in 1872. It is mainly used as table grape. No stock was recorded in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

Schiava Grossa

Victoria (also Victoria Hamburgh) is also a synonym for the grape variety Schiava Grossa; see there.

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

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