Grape Cultivars for the Upper Midwest

Grape Cultivar Types

History of French Hybrid Development

History of French Hybrids in America

US Breeding Programs
Major objectives: Cold hardiness, Disease resistance, Fruit/wine quality

Considerations for Cultivar Selection

Matching Cultivars to Sites

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Minimum Winter Temperature

Cold Damage to Buds

Cold Damage to Buds

Cold Damage
 to Trunks

Crown Gall and
Aerial Rooting

Acceptability of Sites for Grapes in the Midwest

Match Cultivar Hardiness to Site

Relative Cold Hardiness of Grape Cultivars

Growing Season Length

Matching Cultivar to Growing Season Length

Growing Degree Days

GDDs and Fruit Quality

Cultivar Market Potential

White Winegrapes for the Midwest

Red Winegrapes for the Midwest

White Wine Cultivars
for the Upper Midwest

LaCrosse

LaCrosse

Edelweiss

Esprit

St. Pepin

Ventura

Vignoles
Ravat 51

Seyval blanc
S.V. 5-276

Melody
(NY 65.444.4)

Traminette
(NY 65.533.13)

Niagara

Delaware

Red Wine Cultivars
for the Upper Midwest

Marechal Foch
Kuhlmann 188.2

Foch

Leon Millot
Kuhlmann 194.2

Frontenac
(MN-1047)

St. Croix
E.S. 2-3-21

Cynthiana
(Norton)

Chancellor
Seibel 7053

Steuben

Steuben

Concord

Fredonia

NY 70.809.10

NY 73.136.17

Table Grapes for the Upper Midwest

Reliance

Mars

Jupiter

Canadice

Swenson Red

Summary