Plants

Vignoles produces small, compact clusters highly susceptible to Botrytis bunch rot. Fruit can develop high sugar content while maintaining acidity, so Vignoles can be used to make late harvest desert wines in addition t...

Villard Blanc produces a late-ripening white grape in large, loose, compound clusters and has good resistance to Pierce's disease. Produces an outstanding table grape, and is typically used for blending to produce more n...

Vincent vines are medium in vigor and very productive. The dark blue fruit ripens late and produces a very dark juice that is useful for blending with varieties that have low pigment content.

Viognier is a Rhone variety that produces small clusters of yellow and amber fruit. Viognier can make excellent wines with distinctive aromatic characteristics, but vines tend to have low vigor and produce relatively sm...

Zinfandel is known as an exotic black variety predominantly grown in California and recently found to be identical to the Italian variety Primitivo. Typically made into varietal wines that can age well.

Zweigelt is widely grown in Austria where it was developed and is now the country's most popular dark-skinned grape. Zweigelt ripens earlier than Lemberger but buds out later than St. Laurent and tends to produce liberal...

This highly productive, everbearing, red raspberry has good size, color and flavor. Fruit is good for fresh use, jam and freezing.

One of the leading black raspberry varieties. Large black fruit of excellent quality. More disease resistant than other black raspberry varieties.

Huge clusters of large, sweet, tasty, purplish black berries. Good for pies, jams, jellies and wine. Like Adams, it is not bothered by insects or disease. Will grow in any soil. More vigorous and slightly less productive...

A product of King x Louden made in 1920, this summer bearing variety is from Minnesota. Very hardy and suitable for colder climates. Less susceptible to viruses than some other cultivars. Vigorous with few spines and mod...

This new black raspberry will produce berries in the fall, ripening over 3-4 weeks or until frost (beginning in late August or early September in zone 5). Enjoy a summer crop of medium-large berries in the summer (about ...

This large sweet fruit is good for wine, pie, and jelly. Ripens in August. Nova elderberries are partially self fruitful, but you will increase production by having a second variety....

Ouachita - [Pat. PP17,162] is a high yielding, hardy, upright blackberry variety with thornless canes. The fruit produced by this variety is of an excellent quality. Ouachita berries are large, sweet, and flavorful. This...

Another new variety developed by the NY State Experiment Station, Geneva, NY, Prelude is identified as the earliest ripening summer red raspberry, ripening in mid-June under NY conditions. Although Prelude is also fall-b...

Viking Aronia produces many tasty, almost black berries the size of large blueberries. The Viking variety is a vigorous plant growing to be about 6 feet tall. The fruit is used fresh for juice and as a stable natural foo...

A very productive elderberry that tends to have 3 umbrels on each stem. Can be pruned to a shrub or tree. Ripens 14-21 days later than Adams.

Largest berries of any cultivated variety. Another good source of vitamin C. Good for pie, juice, jelly and wine. Vigorous and hardy. Large white flowers in early summer and colorful fall foliage. Pollinates with Nova.

A component of many Bordeaux blends, Cabernet Franc matures earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon and is more suitable for cooler climates. One of the more winter hardy vinifera varieties, it is becoming more popular in easte...

The standard of white wine grapes, Chardonnay can be used to make a wide range of wine styles from "fruit forward" wines fermented in stainless, to buttery wines fermented or finished with oak. Chardonnay is the primary ...

Blanc du Bois is a Pierce's disease tolerant cultivar with very good wine quality potential. Grown successfully where temperatures do not drop below +10F (USDA hardiness zone 8). Grown in coastal areas in the southeast U...

Not to be confused with cheese, Lemberger is used to produce low acid, varietal wines. It is gaining a reputation in the Finger Lakes region of NY as a variety with good wine potential and easier to grow than Pinot Noir.

Ripening two weeks earlier than Heritage, Polana is an early Fall bearing raspberry. Polana is a highly productive, vigorous variety that produces a great crop of large, glossy berries with good flavor....

Teroldego is a red vinifera originating in north east Italy that shares a parent, Dureza, with Syrah. Wines are described as dark and fruity with low tannins.

Whether sweet or dry, Malvasia Bianca offers delightful aromas and flavors of honey and ripe Bosc pears with hints of allspice. Round, lushly fruity flavors and a plush texture lead to a finish that is determined by the ...

Riparia is shallow-rooted, highly resistant to phylloxera and tolerant of water logged soil. It is most often used in grafting when vigor control is desired in order to produce high quality fruit on vigorous scion variet...