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Triumph

SpeciesShare of its ancestry traced back to each wild grape species, through the most probable parents. Unknown: lines no source traces back.
  • V. vinifera63%
  • V. labrusca38%
SeasonBased on véraison, when the berries start to colour, with slow and early springs removed. About 16 days later than the average variety.
Late
Origin
Campbell, George W.

Origins

The most probable parents of Triumph, and what each source says.

ParentsDNA-confirmedA DNA (marker) study confirmed this parent.Sources agreeTwo or more sources name this parent, without DNA proof.One source onlyOnly one source names this parent.⚠ Sources disagreeSources name different parents, or a DNA test did not confirm the stated one.UnknownNo source names this parent.

Mother (seed parent)
ConcordSources agree

VIVC names Concord; USDA GRIN agrees; Chateau Stripmine agrees

Father (pollen parent)
Early Auvergne FrontignanSources agree

VIVC names Early Auvergne Frontignan; USDA GRIN agrees; Chateau Stripmine agrees

Most probable recent ancestors of Triumph. Fainter lines are less certain links. Click a variety for details.Full family tree →
What each source says (3 sources)

✓ matches the most probable parent · ✓ ⇄ same parent, but listed as the other parent · ≈ described only by species, consistent · – this source doesn't know this parent, no conflict · ≠ names a different one · struck through = not confirmed by a DNA test.

SourceMother (seed parent)Father (pollen parent)Basis
VIVC
VIVC passport #12656 ↗		Concord Early Auvergne Frontignan Catalogue record
Original wording

CONCORD

CHASSELAS MUSQUE

USDA GRIN
GRIN accession #1003990 ↗		Concord Early Auvergne Frontignan Genebank record
Original wording

Concord x Chasselas Musque

Chateau Stripmine
G. W. Campbell — crosses list ↗		Concord Early Auvergne Frontignan Compiled list (original sources not recorded)
Original wording

Listed on G. W. Campbell — crosses list: seed parent Concord, pollen parent Chasselas Musque.

Row as shown on the site: Triumph · Concord · Chasselas Musque · G V · Blanc · H

Chateau Stripmine compiles many publications without recording which one each line comes from, so its agreement counts for less than an independent genebank.

Sources checked: VIVC: gives a pedigree · Chateau Stripmine: gives a pedigree · USDA GRIN: gives a pedigree

Breeding records
Breeder
Campbell, George W. — VIVC
Breeder
Campbell, G. W. — Chateau Stripmine
Breeder
Campbell, George; Miller, S. — USDA GRIN
Stated pedigree
CONCORD X CHASSELAS MUSQUE — VIVC
Stated pedigree
Concord x Chasselas Musque — USDA GRIN

Species ancestry

Triumph's ancestry is fully traced back to wild species.

  • V. vinifera63%
  • V. labrusca38%

How certain is the whole lineage?Covers every generation back to wild species, not just the parents: each part of the lineage counts its weakest link.Sources agree all the way: Traced to wild species through links where sources agree (or DNA confirms).

Following every line of Triumph's ancestry back to wild species: about 100% rests on sources that agree (no DNA proof somewhere).

  • Sources agree all the way100%

OffspringOur database holds the varieties our winegrowers grow and all their ancestors. These are the descendants we know of, not every variety ever bred from this one.

1 variety was bred directly from Triumph; counting its own offspring, 9 descendants over 8 generations.

Descendants grown by our winegrowersEvery variety descended from Triumph, at any generation, that at least one winegrower in our data grows. Ranked by number of winegrowers.

Generation · number of winegrowers growing it

Bred directly from it (1)

Lines from Triumph leading to varieties our winegrowers grow. Click a variety for details.Full descendant tree →

In the vineyard

How Triumph behaves in a test vineyard: when it buds, flowers and ripens, and what its fruit is like.

Season timingi

Compared with the average variety, early and late springs removed. Compare with all varieties →

BudbreakBuds open in spring. Early budbreak means more risk from late spring frost.about the same as average4 seasons, 1 place

Triumph
FMaréchal FochMMarquetteSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
1 week
Sites and seasons (4)
Geneva, NY 2009
FMaréchal FochVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2011
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 201217 days early that year
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2013
FMaréchal FochVVidalTriumph
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Budbreak
SeasonTriumphMaréchal FochMarquetteSeyval BlancVidal
Geneva, NY 2009 ↗−3−5––+8
Geneva, NY 2011 ↗0−5–0+9
Geneva, NY 2012 ↗+7−22–+8+21
Geneva, NY 2013 ↗−1−2––+5

Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.

BloomFull flowering. Cold or rain at bloom can reduce fruit set.about 4 days later than average6 seasons, 1 place

Triumph
FMaréchal FochMMarquetteSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
1 week
Sites and seasons (6)
Geneva, NY 1995
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2008
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2009
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2011
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 20128 days early that year
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
Geneva, NY 2013
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
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Bloom
SeasonTriumphMaréchal FochMarquetteSeyval BlancVidal
Geneva, NY 1995 ↗+5−1–−2+5
Geneva, NY 2008 ↗+3−3–+2+11
Geneva, NY 2009 ↗+4−6–+4+8
Geneva, NY 2011 ↗+5−4–0+7
Geneva, NY 2012 ↗+5−6–+2+10
Geneva, NY 2013 ↗+5+1–+2+7

Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.

VéraisonBerries soften and change color: ripening begins. The later it comes, the longer the season the variety needs.about 16 days later than average3 seasons, 1 place

Triumph
FMaréchal FochMMarquetteSSeyval BlancVVidalTriumph
1 week
Sites and seasons (3)
Geneva, NY 2011
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancTriumph
Geneva, NY 2012
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancTriumph
Geneva, NY 2013
FMaréchal FochSSeyval BlancTriumph
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Véraison
SeasonTriumphMaréchal FochMarquetteSeyval BlancVidal
Geneva, NY 2011 ↗+18−8–+7–
Geneva, NY 2012 ↗+22−9–+4–
Geneva, NY 2013 ↗+19−6–0–

Days from that season's typical variety. * far off and set aside.

  • Bloom about 48 days after budbreak (43 to 49, 4 seasons)
  • Véraison about 82 days after bloom (80 to 85, 3 seasons)

Measured at the USDA grape collection in Geneva, NYYour vineyard will differ: dates shift with your climate. How a variety compares with the others measured there travels better. · USDA GRIN ↗

Fruit and flowers

  • Cluster weightAverage of 10 clusters.Heavier than about 80% of the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)
    65 g375 g
    225 gheavy
  • Cluster lengthAverage of 10 clusters.Longer than about 90% of the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)
    8 cm21 cm
    18 cmlong
  • Berry weightAverage of 10 berries.Heavier than about 60% of the 74 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)
    1.2 g5.4 g
    2.9 gheavy
  • Clusters per shootAverage over 10 shoots — a first hint at yield potential.Fewer than about 95% of the 109 varieties measured at Geneva, NY.one season (1995)
    1.43.9
    1.6few

This variety (bar: earliest to latest season)Other varieties measured at Geneva, NYMost grown in our database:VidalConcord

Skin color
Green-yellow
Flesh
Not colored
FlavorFoxy: the grapey, Concord-like aroma of American (labrusca) grapes.
No distinctive flavor
Seeds
Well-developed seeds
Berry shape
Round
FlowersHermaphrodite flowers pollinate themselves; female flowers need another variety planted nearby to set fruit.
Hermaphrodite (self-fertile, like Concord)

Sources

Pedigree data for Triumph combines these sources: