Hardy, Gewürztrarniner-character wine grape. Origin: from a cross made in 1965 by H.C. Barrett at the Univ. of Illinois and developed by B.I. Reisch, R.M. Pool, T. Renick-Kling, B.K. Gavitt, J.P. Watson, M.H. Martens, R.S. Luce, and H.C. Barrett, New York State Agr. Expt. Sta., Geneva, N.Y. Joannes Seyve 23.416 × Gewürztraminer; selected in 1974; tested as NY65.533.13; introd. in 1996. Tree: Fruit: amber; medium (1.5 g); spherical; average soluble solids of 20.1%, total acidity of 10.1 g-L-1 and pH of 2.96; wine described as distinctively spicy and fragrant, much like Gewürztraminer, and can be finished dry or semi-dry; ripens late midseason, between 1 and 15 Oct. at Geneva. Cluster: medium (110 to 130 g); shouldered; moderately loose; average 1. 7/shoot.
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