Midseason, white, seedless table grape. Origin: in Geneva, N.Y., by B.I. Reisch, R.M. Pool, M.H. Martens, R.C. Luce, G. Remaily, and T.J. Zabadal, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. USPP 11012 issued 20 July 1999 to Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. Athens × Emerald Seedless; selected in 1980; tested as NY64.029.0l; introd. in 1996. Tree: Fruit: large (3.0 to 5.0 g); spherical; amber; thick skin; very juicy, melting flesh; medium-sized seed traces that are soft; flavor mild labrusca; juice soluble solids of 14% to 19% and low acidity; ripens between 15 and 30 Sept. in Geneva; berry mass is increased by flower cluster thinning; berry cracking at the distal end of the berry may result if rainfall occurs during ripening. Cluster: large (when thinned to one cluster/shoot ranges from 270 to 441 g); shouldered; moderately loose; highly sensitive to gibberellic acid, which causes berry drop and distorted, thickened rachises; cane girdling and flower cluster thinning increase cluster compactness.
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