Chardonel is a late ripening white wine hybrid grape which can produce a high quality wine with varietal character. Hybrid grapes refer commonly to those Grape varieties which are the product of a crossing between two or more different Vitis Species It is a result of a cross made by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station of the popular French American hybrid Seyval and the classic vitis vinifera Chardonnay. The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station ( NYSAES) at Geneva, Ontario County, New York State, is an integral part of the New York Seyval Blanc (aka Seyve-villard 5276) is a hybrid Wine Grape variety used to make white wines Vitis vinifera ( Common Grape Vine) is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. It is distinguished by its superior wine quality combined with high productivity and cold hardiness superior to its acclaimed parent Chardonnay. The vine is vigorous and productive, producing green grapes with large clusters.