Chancellor is a
hybrid wine grape variety produced by
Albert Seibel
Albert Seibel (1844–1936) was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes (''Vitis vinifera'') with native North American grapes. His crosses are known as Seibel grapes.
Biography
Seibel was born in Aub ...
c. 1860. It is also known as
Seibel 7053 and is a cross of Seibel 5163 and Seibel 880.
The grape produces a fruity red
wine.
It is susceptible to both
downy and
powdery mildew.
Synonyms
Chancellor is also known under the synonyms or breeding codes S 70-53, S-7053, Seibel 70-53, and Seibel 7053.
[ Vitis International Variety Catalogue]
Chancellor
, accessed 2010-07-08
References
Red wine grape varieties
Seibel grapes
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