American hybrid cultivar developed by Byron Johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio Derived from a cross between Fort Worth #3 and an unknown V Rupestris variety Used to create a deeply red-colored wine with flavor described as reminiscent of blackcurrants The vine is vigorous and productive in cool-climate regions
scale of wind strengths from 0 to 12 Named after the English Admiral, Francis Beaufort, who invented it 0 = no wind whereas 12 = hurricane