Midwest Wine Press

GR7 Now “Geneva Red”

by · July 13, 2012

Michigan State University reports that popular blender GR7 is getting a new name:  Geneva Red.  The MSU report says that TTB has approved the name for use on wine labels.  “GR” stands for the Geneva Research Center at Cornell University where the grape was developed.   The number “7” indicates Geneva Red was the seventh in a series of red wine grapes tested at Cornell going as far back as the ’60s.   Questions about Geneva Red should be directed to Jessica Lyga at Cornell: JML73@cornell.edu

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Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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