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HARDY RED VARIETIES
HARDY WHITE VARIETIES
HARDY RED VARIETIES
HARDY WHITE VARIETIES
Comments from the Minnesota Grape Growers Association.: E.S. 6-16-30 ripens its fruit in early September in the St. Paul area, with nice parameters for winemaking, sugar around 20-21 Brix and acidity around 1%. Clusters are medium in size (60g-160g, ave.= 126g), as are the berries (ave. berry= 3g), and are a deep golden color when fully ripe. The wine has been described as a bit austere, but with a delicate, flowery nose, and some astringency in mouth and finish. Very vinifera-like; remindful of a muscadet (begs to go with lobster!). In the vineyard, E.S. 6-16-30 is very resistant to diseases and grows with moderate vigor in an orderly, slightly trailing manner. Controlled freeze testing and years of experience in the vineyard have shown that E.S. 6-16-30 is bit hardier than St. Pepin, a reliable producer following winters in the -35oC range. Also, its secondary and tertiary buds seem to have a knack for surviving even colder temperatures and producing fruit. Should be more widely tested in Minnesota and Quebec. Perfect-flowered.
VARIETIES BEING TESTED:
CHARTS OF RESULTS
DM 8521-1 ES 4-7-25 ES 5-17 Frontenac Kate Lin
Landal Noir (244) Landot Noir (4511) Lucie Kuhlman Sabrevois St. Croix
Delisle ES 6-16-30 ES 8-2-43 Frontenac Gris Geisenheim 318
La Crescent Louise Swenson Prairie Star Swenson White Vandal Cliche
INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIETIES
DM 8521-1 ES 4-7-25 ES 5-17 Frontenac Kate Lin
Landal Noir (244) Landot Noir (4511) Lucie Kuhlman Sabrevois St. Croix
Delisle ES 6-16-30 ES 8-2-43 Frontenac Gris Geisenheim 318
La Crescent Louise Swenson Prairie Star Swenson White Vandal Cliche
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