Noah (grape)
| Noah | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
Photographic plate of Noah grape from the book The Grapes of New York, 1908 by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick | |
| Species | Vitis × labruscana |
| Also called | Belo Otelo, Charvat and Tatar Rizling |
| Origin | United States |
| Notable regions | United States, France, Romania, Croatia and Italy |
| Notable wines | Uhudler and Fragolino |
| VIVC number | 8573 |
The Noah grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca or 'fox grape' which is used for table, juice and wine production. Noah has berries of a light green/yellow and has medium-sized, cylindrical-conical, well formed fruit clusters with thick bloom similar to those of Elvira.
Although popularly classified as Vitis labrusca, Noah is the result of a 50/50 cross between Taylor (Vitis riparia) and an unknown Vitis labrusca with other reports claiming the labrusca to be Hartford. The vines are moderately vigorous and moderately cold hardy. It buds late with secondary buds being fruitful and ripens approximately at the same time as Concord. Noah is very disease resistant and shows resistance to mildew, black rot and phylloxera – it is used as a rootstock.