NEWS OF GRAPES AND WINES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
Winegrape Renamed 'Geneva Red' I
thaca, N.Y.—A red winegrape variety known as "GR 7" was released Feb. 20, 2003, by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at the Viticulture 2003 conference in Buf-
falo, N.Y., and given the name "Abundance." That name had to be withdrawn because of a trademark infringement claimed by Abundance Vineyards of Sonoma, Calif. Later that year, GR 7 was renamed "Rubiana," but that name also was withdrawn after a winery claimed to have had prior rights to the name.
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Cornell University Grape Breeding Program names the N.Y. variety formerly known as 'GR 7'
Heeding the industry's requests for a more marketable name, the decision has been made to officially rename the variety "Geneva Red," a name that the U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau already has ap- proved for use on wine labels. The variety
Learn more: Search keywords "Geneva Red."
was the result of a cross between Buffalo and Baco Noir at the Geneva Station in 1947.
—Hudson Cattell winesandvines.com
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