Seyval blanc
Template:Short description Template:Infobox grape variety
Seyval blanc ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; or Seyve-Villard hybrid number 5276<ref name=ocw-seyvb>winepros.com.au {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) is a hybrid wine grape variety used to make white wines. Its vines ripen early, are productive and are suited to fairly cool climates.<ref name=ocw-seyvb/> Seyval blanc is grown mainly in England,<ref name=wg-sb>winegeeks.com Seyval blanc</ref><ref>englishwineproducers.com The Main Grape Varieties Growing In The UK Template:Webarchive</ref> the United States East Coast (specifically the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, Lake Erie AVA in Pennsylvania, <ref name=wg-sb/> regions in Ohio and Virginia), in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>), as well as to a lesser extent in Canada.<ref name=ocw-seyvb/> Seyval blanc was created either by Bertille Seyve, or his son-in-law Villard, as a cross of Seibel 5656 and Rayon d'Or (Seibel 4986),<ref name="VIVC">Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Seyval Template:Webarchive, accessed on May 31, 2009</ref> and was used to create the hybrid grape St. Pepin. Seyve and Villard used the same Rayon d'Or x Seibel 5656 crossing to produce the red wine grape Seyval noir.<ref name="Wine Grapes">J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pgs 990-991 Allen Lane 2012 Template:ISBN</ref>
Since it contains some non-vinifera genes, Seyval blanc is outlawed by the EU authorities for quality wine production, which was an issue of conflict with the English wine industry.<ref name=ocw-seyvb/>
Wine stylesEdit
Seyval blanc has a characteristic citrus element in the aroma and taste, as well as a minerality that may be compared to white Burgundy.<ref name=wg-sb/> It is often oaked and subjected to a stage of malolactic fermentation.<ref name=wg-sb/>
SynonymsEdit
Seyval blanc is known under the synonyms Seival, Seyval, Seyve Villard 5-276, Seyve Villard 5276, and SV 5276.<ref name="VIVC"/>
<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>