Ives noir
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Ives noir is a red hybrid grape variety that is grown throughout the United States. Named after its propagator, Cincinnati wine grower Henry Ives, the grape's pedigree and exact origin are unclear. Af
Photographic plate of Ives grape from the book The Grapes of New York, 1908 by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick
While Ives noir was a popular grape after the end of Prohibition, the vine's susceptibility to air pollution caused plantings of the variety to decline throughout the 20th century.
Ives noir shares many similarities to the Vitis labrusca grape variety Concord (pictured).
Vitis labrusca
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Vitis labrusca, the fox grape, is a species of grapevines belonging to the Vitis genus in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The vines are native to eastern North America and are the source of many
Ives noir
…VIVC), the grape was first developed in Ohio in 1844 from a crossing of an unknown Vitis species and Hartford Proflic (itself a crossing of an unknown Vitis labrusca vine and Isabella that was developed in Connecticut). The National Grape Registry maintained by the University of California, Davis lists 1850 as the…
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