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LA CRESCENT - (U. of MN) Makes a wonderful white wine
with an apricot-pineapple flavor. The fruit turns a beautiful golden brown when fully ripe. The vine is a vigorous grower
with a very attractive dark green foliage. You must have a good spray program to manage downy mildew. This wine has unlimited
marketabilities. Royalty $.50 each
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FRONTENAC GRIS
- (U. of MN) This is a mutation of Frontenac. Excellent winter hardiness and vigor. The fruit is a light lavender-bronze color.
All plant characteristics are the same as Frontenac. When pressed without a skin time the juice is a cherry pink. This wine
has a more complex taste structure with strawberry-apricot tones. This wine is a nice amber-gold color with fresh fruit aromas.
There are many ways to use this grape in your winery. Royalty $.50 each
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PRAIRIE STAR
- (E.S.) Very good winter hardiness. This grape has good vigor, but it tends to start out slow the first year or two. Then
it comes on strong. This grape makes a more neutral wine, has good body, and is often used in blending. Very nicely clustered
berries. No Royalty
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Brianna - (E.S.)
This grape has good vigor. We are still testing to see how far north it will go. At this point it seems to be hardy up to
the Twin Cities metro area. This grape makes a very nice semi-sweet table wine with a honey-apricot-peach taste. A very, very
nice fruity nose. This wine has a lot of marketing opportunities. No Royalty
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NEW - Frontenac Blanc Very
limited quantities. Call for details.
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PETITE AMIE - (Dave McGregor) This grape has nice
size clusters. It was developed in Central Minnesota so the winter hardiness is good. It has slow plant vigor. The wine
has a very nice floral nose to it. Royalty $.40 each
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ST. PEPIN - (Elmer Swenson) St. Pepin has a very fruity
flavor. It makes a nice white wine or ice wine. No Royalty EDELWEISS
- Edelweiss is very popular in the Midwest. No Royalty
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LOUISE SWENSON - (E.S.) In five years of trials, the
wine has been outstanding for its quality and consistency. The wine is without any negative hybrid characteristics, and has
a typical delicate aroma of flowers and honey. This wine is rather light in body. Blending with a variety such as Prairie
Star makes it a more complete wine. Louise Swenson rarely exceeds 20 Brix. Observed all over Minnesota, this variety has shown
no winter injury even in the most severe (-40 degree) winters. No Royalty
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