Ederena is a red

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that is a crossing of the

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grape

Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...

and the Southwest France variety

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. The grape was created in 1952 at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) center in

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. In the

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, Ederena is being cultivated by E & J Gallo Winery and the

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in the

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. There is also some plantings of the grape in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 322, Allen Lane 2012 The name ''Ederena'' comes from the

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''ederrena'' which means "the most beautiful".

Viticulture

Ederena is considered a mid-ripening variety that can be very productive and fertile on a variety of

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types.

Wine regions

Though it originated in France, there are very few plantings of Ederena in the country with less than 1

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(2.5 acres) of the grape cultivated in 2008. The variety was brought to the United States by Sunridge Nurseries in

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and is today being propagated in experimental plantings in the San Joaquin Valley by the Gallo winery and the University of California, Davis. In Switzerland, Ederena is being grown in the town of

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in the

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canton where it is blended with Arinarnoa, Caladoc, Carminoir, Egiodola,

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and

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Styles

According to

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, Ederena produce slightly herbaceous light bodied wines that tend to have a perfume bouquet.

Synonyms

Ederena has no known synonyms recognized by

Vitis International Variety Catalogue The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/ cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung ...

(VIVC)

(VIVC)
Ederena
'' Accessed: April 14th however in some wine texts the grape's name is spelled as Édéréna.

References

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