Zarya severa

Zarya severa (Northern Lights) is a red grape variety. It is a descendant of a selection of the Far Eastern wild grape Vitis amurensis and a Russian variety 'Seedling of Malingre Précoce' and is thus a hybrid vine. Originated by Yakov Potapenko and Elena Zakharova at the Mitchurin Central Genetic Laboratory in Tambov Oblast, Russia in 1936. Because of its high winter frost resistance as well as its resistace to downy mildew, this variety, often mentioned by breeders in Eastern Europe, became a major breeding stock in the search for new varieties.

Synonym: Zora Severa

Parentage: Seedling of Malingre Précoce x Vitis amurensis