Chambourcin is a French

France

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-American

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 interspecific hybrid grape

Hybrid grapes

Hybrid grapes are grape varieties that are the product of a crossing of two or more Vitis species. This is in contrast to crossings between grape varieties of the same species, typically Vitis vinifera, the European grapevine. Hybrid grapes are also referred to as inter-specific crossings...

 variety

Variety (biology)

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 used for making wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

. Its parentage is uncertain. The hybrid was produced by Joannes Seyve who often used Seibel

Seibel grapes

Seibel grapes are a group of wine grape varieties which originated with the work of Albert Seibel. They were planted widely in France during the 1950s but have seen decline in recent years due to French wine law banning the cultivation of hybrid grapes for appellation wine. The grapes are still...

 hybrids produced in the 1860s. The grape has only been available since 1963. Chambourcin has a good resistance to fungal

Fungus

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 disease. Chambourcin is one of the parents of the new disease resistant variety, Regent, which is increasing in popularity among German and Okanagan Valley

Okanagan Valley (wine region)

The Okanagan Valley is a Canadian wine region located in the British Columbia region of the Okanagan. Along with the nearby Similkameen Valley, the approximately 4000 hectares of vineyards planted in the Okanagan account for more than 90% of all wine produced in British Columbia and after the...

 grape growers.

Chambourcin Wine

The grape produces a deep-colored wine with a full aromatic flavor, and no unpleasant hybrid flavors. It can be made into a dry style or one with a moderate residual sugar level, giving it a pleasant but not overbearing sweetness. Chambourcin wines are often served with dark chocolate (or desserts made from the chocolate), as the flavors of the wine and chocolate intermingle exceptionally well.

Wine regions

Chambourcin has been planted widely in the mid-Atlantic region of North America

North America

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 particularly in states like New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. It is also grown in Harrow & Ruthven Ontario and in Kelowna B.C

Kelowna

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...

. Canada , Floyd, Wythe, and Fauquier Counties, Virginia, Harford County, Maryland

Harford County, Maryland

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, Maryland"s Eastern Shore, Daviess County, Kentucky

Daviess County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 91,545 people, 36,033 households, and 24,826 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 38,432 housing units at an average density of...

, Greenbrier, Calhoun, Roane, and Mineral Counties in West Virginia, Allegan County, Michigan

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, the Shawnee Hills AVA

Shawnee Hills AVA

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 of southern Illinois, Monroe County, Indiana

Monroe County, Indiana

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, the Yadkin Valley and Haw River Valley of North Carolina, Eastern Missouri, south-central Kansas

Kansas

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, the Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley

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 and other warm, humid regions in Australia, and also in France, although it can not be sold as a quality wine in Europe.

In Australia, Chambourcin is often found in smaller wineries, especially within the Riverina

Riverina

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  region and the South East Coast particularly in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. The wine there has a deep purple colour and produces longer depth than most hybrids and leaves a full-bodied taste on the palate.