Agawam (grape)

Agawam
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin Rouge
Species Interspecific crossing with Vitis vinifera and Vitis labrusca in its pedigree
Also called Rogers 15

Agawam (or Rogers 15) is a hybrid grape variety.[1] It is a crossing of Carter (another hybrid grape with Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera in its pedigree) and Muscat Hamburg (a Vitis vinifera cultivar). Agawam is one of the so-called Rogers' Hybrids created by E.S. Rogers in the early-to-mid-19th century, and is unique among the named cultivars of that group in that it is self-fertile.

It can be used to make a rosé wine having a "foxy" flavor.[1]

Synonyms

Agawam is also called Agavam, Rogers 15, and Rogers' Hybrid Nr. 15.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Agawam, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010


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