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Use: Wine, juice.
Cold Hardiness: Moderately hardy (-25°C or -15°F).
Berry: Black, round, small.
Cluster: Medium to large, cylindrical.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Fruity and balanced, ranging from fair to excellent.
Ripening: Midseason.
Notes: More information here. |
Le Royer
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Use: Table grape
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (-35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Red, spherical, medium to big in size.
Cluster: Medium to large, loosel.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: NA.
Ripening: Late midseason.
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Concord

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Use: Canning, juice, table, wine.
Cold Hardiness: Medium hardy (-30°C or -20°F).
Berry: Blue color, medium to large.
Cluster: Quite uniform, medium to large.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Has a “foxy” flavor typical of labrusca wines.
Ripening: Late Midseason.
Notes: More information here. |
Frontenac

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Use: Wine.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Small to medium in size and bluish-black.
Cluster: Medium sized, conical.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Medium bodied with cherry and plum flavours.
Ripening: Late season.
Notes: Heavy producer, vigorous, a release from the University of Minnesota. Highly resistant to downy mildew, moderate resistant to black rot and powdery mildew. More information here. |
Geneva red (GR7)

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Use: Wine
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Dark blue, medium, spherical.
Cluster: Medium in size, slightly loose, conical.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Cherry or red berry aromas with some labrusca notes.
Ripening: Late midseason.
Notes: Heavy producer. More information here. |
Lucy Kuhlman

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Use: Wine
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Dark blue, small, spherical.
Cluster: Medium in size, slightly loose, conical.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Bold in colour, similar to Foch and Millot.
Ripening: Early.
Notes: Good producer. Excellent disease resistance. |
Sabrevois

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Use: Wine.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Black, small to medium in size.
Cluster: Small to medium in size, and somewhat loose but well filled.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Dark in color, well balanced.
Ripening: Early midseason.
Notes: Has the same parents as St. Croix, but hardier, and more vigorous. Disease resistant, heavy producer. It makes a more complex wine then St. Croix. More information here. |
St. Croix

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Use: Juice, table, wine.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: Blue, medium size, spherical, tender and juicy.
Cluster: Medium size, cylindrical to conical, compact.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Balanced, tasty, and dark red in color.
Ripening: Early midseason.
Notes: A medium producer, and vigorous grower. Disease resistant. More information here. |
Kay Gray

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Use: Table grape, wine and juice.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: White, medium to large, juicy, slightly crisp and tender.
Cluster: Small and compact, cylindrical and uniform.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Neutral wine.
Ripening: Early midseason.
Notes: Reliable white grape variety, extremely resistant to diseases. More information here.
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Louise Swenson

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Use: Wine and table.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: White, medium sized, and round.
Cluster: Small to medium in size, conical and compact.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Light bodied with a delicate “floral and honey” aroma.
Ripening: Early midseason.
Notes: Disease resistant and very hardy. More information here.
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Prairie Star

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Use: Wine and table.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: White, medium sized and round, yellow and thick skin.
Cluster: Long and slightly loose.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Neutral, non-foxy.
Ripening: Early.
Notes: One of the cold hardiest white wine variety, resistant to mildew diseases but moderately susceptible to Black Rot and Anthracnose. More information here.
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St.Pepin

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Use: Wine, table and juice.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: White, spherical and small to medium in size.
Cluster: Medium to large, conical, moderately loose.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Very fruity, often has a mild labrusca flavor.
Ripening: Early midseason.
Notes: Good producer and good sugar accumulation. More information here.
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Vandal Cliche

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Use: Wine and table.
Cold Hardiness: Hardy (to -35°C or -31°F).
Berry: White, spherical, medium in size.
Cluster: Medium, loose.
Wine Quality and Characteristics: Balanced, neutral.
Ripening: Early.
Notes: A very hardy and very productive variety, with intermediate resistance to diseases.
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