The best grape varieties for sale

We continue our review of the best grape varieties bred specifically for farms. Through careful selection of disease and pest resistant grape varieties that produce bountiful harvests from year to year, the farmer will be able to receive a stable income from the sale.

Favor grape variety

V.N. Krainov, a rare enthusiast of viticulture, is the author of the Medium-ripening Favor grape variety. In the lower reaches of the Don, brushes weighing from 600 to 1000 grams are removed from early to mid-September. Bushes grow rapidly and provide high yields. The growth ripens well. A variety that can withstand temperatures slightly below 20 degrees below zero needs shelter for the winter.

Bunches ripen conical, full, but not overly dense. The Favor grape variety corresponds to very large, noticeably elongated oval berries of a red-violet hue. The fruit has a medium-dense pulp and a harmonious taste.

Grapes Anniversary of Novocherkassk: description and photo of the variety

Grapes Anniversary of Novocherkassk is the fruit of V.N. Krainova. Brushes on vigorous bushes ripen in 110-120 days. The variety is classified as high-yielding, the vine ripens by the end of the growing season, but requires shelter for the winter if temperatures below -23 ° C prevail in the region.

Description and photos of grapes Anniversary of Novocherkassk speak volumes about the advantages of large, weighing 1.6 kg, conical brushes. Record clusters weigh about 3 kg. At the same time, the berries are even, without signs of peas. The yellowish-pink or pink color of the berries depends on the light received by the brushes and the degree of ripeness. Berry length up to 3.8 cm, weight 12-18 grams.

The fleshy juicy pulp and the memorable harmonious taste of the Novocherkassk Jubilee attracts wasps, which can be considered the only drawback of the list of the best grape varieties for the market.

Libya grapes

As a basis for work over the grapes Libya V.V. Zagorulko took the Flamingo and Arcadia variety. As a result, a high-yielding variety was bred, pleasing to give birth in 105-115 days from the beginning of the growing season. It is worth waiting for the first brushes that ripen on vigorous plants already 3 years after planting. Preferred pruning shoots 3-5 kidneys.

With proper care and treatment, the vine tolerates the threat of infection with fungal diseases well. The lower limit of winter temperatures for Libya grapes is close to –21 ° С.

Quite loose ripe brushes sometimes branch, reach 30 cm in length and weigh from 0.8 to 1.0 kg. Pink grapes are oval or round in shape and weigh 15 grams. There are few seeds in the juicy fleshy pulp, the berry is fragrant, sweet, retaining quality up to 30 days after harvest.

Grape varieties New Gift to Zaporozhye

Breeders of Ukraine have created a New Gift for Zaporozhye, using the best aspects of its "parents", varieties Delight and Gift to Zaporozhye. The berries need 115 to 125 days to ripen. Both short and medium cuts are possible. Rationing of inflorescences is recommended. Grapes of the Noviy Podarok Zaporozhye variety show excellent results on vigorous rootstocks, when weak shoots are removed and an average load is provided to the bush. The winter temperature limit for a high-yielding variety is –24 ° C, but it is better if the grapes are covered during the cold season.With resistance to gray rot, the variety is somewhat less resistant to mildew and powdery mildew.

The vine of the Noviy Gift Zaporozhye grape variety gives dense, large bunches weighing about 900 grams, some specimens of which reach a weight of 1.8 kg. White elongated berries weighing up to 11 grams have a harmonious taste and good consistency.

Julian grape

Among the best grape varieties for the market are the early-ripening Julian grapes, which take 95-105 days from flowering to removing the brushes. The variety tends to form too many ovaries, in order to reduce the load and obtain a high-quality crop, it is necessary to ration the inflorescences and the formed clusters. Julian gives a powerful ripening growth and forms a high-quality root system, shows high resistance to known diseases, is rarely attacked by wasps and tolerates frosts of about -24 ° C.

Bunches of Julian grapes are medium friable and weigh up to 1.3 kg. With other advantages of the variety, berries are the main distinguishing feature of early grapes, which quickly accumulate sugar and invariably delight the grower with an abundant harvest. The Juliana berry has an elongated nipple shape, a decent taste, a length of about 4 cm and a memorable bright pink color.

Photo and description of Sofia grapes

A variety of an early ripening period obtained by V.V. Zagorulko from the crossing of Arcadia and the well-known Kishmish radiant variety was named Sofia and today is considered one of the best grape varieties, both for the market and for personal consumption. The variety is vigorous, hardy; when the berries ripen, there are no signs of crushing or peeling.

Bunches of Sofia grapes, as can be seen from the photos and descriptions, are quite large and dense. Their weight ranges from 1 to 2.5 kg, the berries are slightly elongated, heart-shaped, have a beautiful pink hue, a length of about 3.5 cm and a thin, pungent peel that can be discerned when bitten. The berries ripen in 110-115 days, have a fleshy-juicy texture and a pronounced nutmeg aroma. Inside the fruit there are 1 to 2 seeds. If the brushes are not removed in time, the berries may crumble.

Velika grapes

The early ripening grapes were obtained from the crossing of the Bolgar variety and the Alphonse Lavalle grape, carried out by Bulgarian scientists. As a result, Velika grapes have become one of the vigorous varieties that require the obligatory formation of a bush. The vine of this grape has an average frost resistance and resistance to diseases and shows the best results if grown on a two-plane trellis.

Loose large bunches of Velika grapes with a length of about 18 cm weigh about 600 grams and consist of elongated, slightly pointed berries over 3.5 cm in size and weighing 12-14 grams. The fruits are covered with a dense dark purple skin, have a juicy flesh with a crispy consistency and decent taste. With an excess of moisture, the grapes do not undergo cracking and give stable yields of 9 kg per adult bush. Brushes tolerate transportation without loss and are subject to long-term storage in a refrigerator.

Bogatyanovsky grapes

The author of the Bogatyanovsky grape, ripening in the middle, in the conditions of the Kuban, is the amateur breeder V.N. Krainov. The plant has good growth vigor, resistant to crop damage diseases and temperatures not lower than -23 ° С. Despite the high percentage of ripening of the shoots, the vine winters better under cover.

At the end of August, the bushes are decorated with large conical clusters weighing from 800 to 1100 grams. The density of the brushes is average, the berries weighing about 12 grams are beautiful, golden, have an egg-shaped shape and a harmonious taste worthy of attention. The skin on grapes Bogatyanovskiy does not interfere with biting, while well protects the berries from damage by wasps and damage during storage.

This is just a small part of the grape varieties grown in the vastness of our country by hardworking winegrowers.

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