Interspecific crosses of grapes were made since 1951 with the aim to obtain new cold resistant cul-tivars adapted to Gongzhu-ling, Jiling province. Annual average temperature of this region is 5.4℃ and the minimum temperature is -30℃ . The cold resistant parents used were: Vitis amurensis Rupr., 'Gong-niang No. 1' ( F1 hybrid of 'Muscat Hamburg' × V. amurensis), 'Gongniang No. l2'(F1 Hybrid of V. amurensis × 'Muscat Hamburg' ), and 'Beta' ( V.riporio Michx. × V.labrusca L.). Cultivars used as Parents includ...