UMN Grape Varieties

Blue Jay

type: Table, juice, jelly. Early ripening. Blue-seeded table grape with a juice, jelly mild Concord-like flavor. Disease resistant

Bluebell

type: Table, wine. Joint release with Elmer Swenson.Large-clustered, white-seeded table grape with a wine Concord-like flavor. May need winter protection

Edelweiss

type: Red and rosé, port. Vigorous and very disease resistant. Wine has flavors of cherry and plum. Can be high in acidity

Frontenac

type: White wine. White-fruited sports of Frontenac and Frontenac gris with earlier harvest date

Frontenac blanc

type: White wine. Vigorous and very disease resistant. Wine has a characteristic peach flavor. Can be high in acidity

Frontenac gris

type: White wine. Lower acidity and high sugar levels. High resistance to downy and powdery mildew and the insect phylloxera

Itasca

type: White wine. Very cold hardy. Wine has flavors of apricot, citrus, and tropical fruit. Moderately disease resistant

La Crescent

type: Red wine. Resists downy and powdery mildew, and black rot, with open, orderly growth habit. Wine has complex notes of cherry, berry, black pepper, and spice on both nose and palate

Marquette

Moonbeam

type: Table. Joint release with Elmer Swenson. Red-seeded table grape with refreshing flavor and crisp texture. Needs winter protection and a thorough spray program

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