St. Croix (grape)

Saint Croix

Saint Croix is a wine grape variety developed in 1981 by American grape breeder Elmer Swenson of Osceola, Wisconsin. ^{[1] [2]} It goes by the synonyms Saint Croy, E.S. 2-3-21, and Elmer Swenson 242. ^[3] It is a cross of V. labrusca x V. riparia grapes with cultivar crosses [E.S. 283 (Minn. 78 x Seibel 1000) x E.S. 193 (Minn. 78 x ‘Seneca’)]. ^[4]

References

1. "French-American and Other Interspecific Varieties-Cornell Cooperative Extension". Cornell University. Retrieved 24 Feb 2017.
2. "St. Croix". Iowa Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 Feb 2017.
3. "St. Croix". Wine Searcher. Retrieved 25 Feb 2017.
4. "St. Croix Grapes" (PDF). moundtop.com. Retrieved 25 Feb 2017.