Itasca
interspecific hybrid
Itasca is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is United States.2
In 2023 it covered 12 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 870 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: the United States.2
VIVC lists its parents as Frontenac (G) × Minnesota 1234, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 2002 by Hemstad, Peter.1
VIVC records 1 other name for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Itasca grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Mn 1285
Parents
Other varieties from United States
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 25717. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3