Vidal Blanc is often just called "Vidal" and is grown primarily in the northeastern US and Canada.

Vidal is a French hybrid, meaning it was "created" by pairing two different grape parents.

In the case of Vidal Blanc, the varietal was created from the parents ugni blanc and seibel. (ugni blanc is also known as trebbiano, and is a white grape used in Chianti blending)

Vidal Blanc is best known for the hardiness of the vines, and is usually grown in locations that are too cold for "well known" grape varieties.

The grapes have high sugar and good acid levels, with nice but rather neutral flavors. In general, Vidal Blanc is not normally grown to create a straight table wine. Instead, it is used to produce some quite tasty late-harvest sweet wines.

Vidal can even be used to create ice wines because it is able to survive in colder weather, in a style similar to German eiswein. When it's used to make ice wines, Vidal often has an apricot and tangerine flavor.

Vidal Blanc Wine produced in Missouri