French-American hybrids

Although the hybrids lost the pronounced labrusca flavor, they generally had low sugar and high acid content. These French-American hybrids generally could be vinified by the same processes used for the native varieties. 

Tryon, C.R., Edwards, P.A., and Chisholm, M.G. 1988. Determination of the phenolic content of some French-American hybrid white wines using ultraviolet spectroscopy. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 39 5-10. 

MG Chishohn, LA Guiher, TM Vonah, JL Beaumont. Comparison of some French American hybrid wines with white Rieshng using gas chromatography-olfactometry. Am J Enol Viticult 45 201-212, 1994. 

Galet, 1998). Detailed descriptions of most of the significant French-American hybrids can be found in Galet (1956,1979,1998). 

Melody [Seyval Wane x GW5 (Pinot blanc x Ontario), 1985], Melody was introduced as an easy-to-grow wine grape that did not require cluster thinning like so many French-American hybrids (Reisch et al., 1985a, 1986a). It is productive, moderately resistant to disease and winter hardy. Wines can be fairly neutral to distinctively fruity with some apricot character. There has been some commercial success with Melody in New York, Maryland and elsewhere in the eastern United States. 

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