St. Pepin (grape) - Parentage

Parentage

To clarify the parentage of St. Pepin;

• Minnesota 78 is recorded as a cross of Beta by Witt, but many have doubted this pedigree, and Elmer Swenson suggested that the male parent may be Jessica, a cross of Vitis labrusca by a variety of Vitis aestivalis
• Beta is a cross of a variety of Vitis riparia by Concord
• Seyval is a cross of Seibel 5656 and Seibel 4986 Both these hybrids are a complex set of crosses of other Seibel hybrids.