Traminette is a cross of theFrench-Americanhybrid Joannes Seyve 23.416 and theGermanVitis vinifera cultivarGewürztraminer made by Herb C. Barrett ca. 1965 at theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His intention was to produce a large-clustered table grape with the flavor ofGewürztraminer. He sent the cross to the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station grape breeding program at Cornell for development when he departed from Illinois. Traminette was found to have excellent wine quality, combined with good productivity, partial resistance to several fungal diseases, and cold hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent,Gewürztraminer, while retaining a similar character.
Traminette produces solid yields, ranging in studies from 12 to 22 lbs/vine average.
Traminette wine has been chosen by theIndiana Wine Grape Council as the signature wine of the state.[1][2] The wine is also produced in some regions ofOhio, theYadkin Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area) of North Carolina, theOuter Coastal Plain AVA of New Jersey, theShawnee Hills AVA of Illinois, theFinger Lakes AVA andNiagara Escarpment AVA of New York, and parts of Virginia, as well as in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Southern New England.
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