Marquette Grape
A black-berried University of Minnesota hybrid, released in 2006.
Marquette is a black-berried interspecific hybrid wine grape, bred at the University of Minnesota's Horticultural Research Center by Peter Hemstad and James Luby and released in 2006. Its pedigree is MN 1094 x Ravat 262, and its patent is owned by the University of Minnesota.
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VIVC records the United States as Marquette's country of origin, under variety number 22714, and lists it as an interspecific crossing with black berries. Its recorded parents are Minnesota 1094 and Ravat Noir. The pedigree given by the breeder is MN 1094 x Ravat 262, and the passport records no pedigree confirmed by markers. The breeders named on the passport are Peter Hemstad and James Luby, at the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center. WineWiki's VIVC-derived lineage data links no children or siblings for Marquette.
- VIVC prime name: Marquette; VIVC variety number 22714; country of origin: United States
- Parents: Minnesota 1094 x Ravat Noir (pedigree as given by the breeder: MN 1094 x Ravat 262)
- Breeders: Peter Hemstad and James Luby, University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center
- Offspring and siblings: none linked in WineWiki's lineage data
- Released in 2006 by the University of Minnesota, which owns the patent
- Bred by Peter Hemstad and James Luby as a cross of MN 1094 and Ravat 262
- The MN 1094 parent is a complex hybrid of Vitis riparia, Vitis vinifera and other Vitis species
Origins and Breeding History
Marquette was bred at the University of Minnesota's Horticultural Research Center by Peter Hemstad and James Luby. It was released in 2006, and its patent is owned by the University of Minnesota. Marquette 01 is a proprietary selection at Foundation Plant Services (FPS), which may supply material only to official licensees.
- Bred by Peter Hemstad and James Luby at the University of Minnesota; released in 2006
- Patent owned by the University of Minnesota; Foundation Plant Services may supply Marquette material only to official licensees
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Marquette is an interspecific hybrid. Its pedigree is MN 1094 x Ravat 262. MN 1094 is itself a complex hybrid of Vitis riparia, Vitis vinifera and other Vitis species. Ravat 262 is a synonym of Ravat Noir, a French interspecific crossing.
- Pedigree: MN 1094 x Ravat 262
- MN 1094: a complex hybrid of V. riparia, V. vinifera and other Vitis species
- Ravat 262: a synonym of Ravat Noir, a French interspecific crossing
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The University of Minnesota reports that Marquette's resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew and black rot has been very good.
- Resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew and black rot reported as very good by the University of Minnesota
Sources and last verified
Primary sources: https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=22714 ; https://fps.ucdavis.edu/FGRfamilies.cfm?varietyid=2744 ; https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=9941 Last verified 2026-10-27
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- Pedigree: MN 1094 x Ravat 262; the parents' VIVC prime names are Minnesota 1094 and Ravat Noir.
- The University of Minnesota reports very good resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew and black rot.
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