One home gardener was recently having some trouble identifying two potentially invasive plants that had been taking over ...

The most common is SO4, a crossing between Vitis berlandieri and Vitis riparia. However, with the climate change challenge, the wine industry has realized that it needs a new generation of rootstocks.

Phylloxera is native to eastern North America, but no one realized its presence since our wild grapevines (such as Vitis riparia, Vitis rupestris and Vitis labrusca) are resistant to it. The ...

Vitis riparia is cross-pollinated with European varieties of grapes known for their good flavor, but they do not thrive in colder climates, Thull said. “If you cross those European varieties with the ...

Wine SpectatorDirect Matches Vitis Riparia: A hardy grape native to North America, Vitis Riparia is one of the phylloxera-resistant rootstocks used with Vitis Vinifera grape varieties.

They are frequently used as rootstocks and are commonly known as Ramsey (Vitis champinii, a naturally occurring hybrid between Vitis candicans and Vitis rupestris) and Riparia Gloire (Vitis riparia).

Vitis riparia is one of the parents of the grape, and it has the widest and largest geographical range of any of the North American Vitis species.

Most traditional wines are made from the European Vitis vinifera species of grapes. Today, there are many hybrids of European and American species (Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia).

After his success with baco noir — a hybrid of Vitis vinifera and the native North American species Vitis riparia — Niess wondered what other hybrid grapes he could grow.

Yet North America boasts a total of six grapes, including the subtropical muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), the cold-hardy frost grape (Vitis riparia) and the fox grape (Vitis labrusca) from the ...