Saint Croix is a wine grape variety developed in 1981 by Elmer Swenson of Osceola, Wisconsin[1][2] It goes by the synonyms Saint Croy, E.S. 2-3-21, and Elmer Swenson 242[3] It is a cross of V. labrusca x V. riparia grapes with cultivar crosses [E.S. 283 (Minn. 78 x Seibel 1000) x E.S. 193 (Minn. 78 x ‘Seneca’)][4]

References

  1. ↑ "French-American and Other Interspecific Varieties-Cornell Cooperative Extension". Cornell University. Retrieved 24 Feb 2017.
  2. ↑ "St. Croix". Iowa Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 Feb 2017.
  3. ↑ "St. Croix". Wine Searcher. Retrieved 25 Feb 2017.
  4. ↑ "St. Croix Grapes" (PDF). moundtop.com. Retrieved 25 Feb 2017.
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