Grapes
Wine
- Baco Noir – Dark skinned, hybrid grape produces deeply colored red wines, intense fruit flavor, high acidity.
- Cabernet Franc – French red wine grape, medium sized vine, small blue to black grapes, red fruit flavors with herbaceous accents.
- Cabernet Sauvignon – Red wine grape, flavors of dark fruit, herbs, spices and earth, firm texture fruit, used for dry red wines.
- Chambourcin – Hybrid grape, very resistant to fungal diseases, yields spicy fragrant red wines, pink to red juice.
- Chardonnay – High quality white grape, exquisite flavor, diverse spectrum for wines, green skinned, grows in a range od soils and climates.
- Chenin Blanc – White grape, considered an ancient grape, adaptable in wines from dry to sparkling to sweet to still.
- Gamay – Bright fruit flavor, purple-colored grapes, very old cultivar, medium bodied wines, vigorous vine.
- L’acadie – Complex hybrid, very cold hardy, very productive, high yielding, early to mid ripening, unique pale yellow color, tight clusters.
- Malbec – Purple grape, inky dark color, great for a variety of soils, intense flavors.
- Merlot – Flavors of plums, summer fruit, vanilla and spice, dark blue in color, used for blending or on its own, soft and easy texture.
- Pinot Gris – White wine grape, pinkish to gray hue can vary to blue gray, adaptable to climate, moderately vigorous.
- Pinot Noir – Tight clustered, blackish berries, medium sized vines, round shaped.
- Regent – Hybrid grape, dark skinned, grape can be eaten fresh or used for wine, resistant against downy mildew, nice fall colors of leaves.
- Riesling – White wine grape, used to make dry to sparking wines depending on soil, small round shape, stone fruit flavors.
- Rondinella – Italian red grape, neutral flavor, ruby red color, grown heavily in Veneto region in northern Italy.
- Sauvignon Blanc – Green skinned grape, grassy aroma, light colored white dry wine, vigorous.
- Semillon – Golden skinned grape, commonly used for blends, vigorous vines, high yields, thin skin, can be used for sweet wines.
- Syrah (Shiraz) – Dark skinned, robust and flavorful wines, adapts to various climates.
- Vidal – Hybrid grape, green color, round shape, best known for ice wines, very cold hardy, high natural acidity and sugar levels, high yield potential, makes dry to sweet wine.
- Viognier – Deep yellow color, produces white grape juice that is noticeably higher in alcohol, notes of pear, peach, and violet flavors
Seedless
- Canadice – Seedless red grape, offers sweet and spicy flavor, late season cultivar, used for jams and jellies, edible off the vine.
- Himrod – Seedless, sweet, ripening quickly, small clusters, early season fruit, golden yellow when ripe.
- IvoryTM – Extra large sized grape, green color, round shape, crunchy uniform berries, seedless, sweet flavor, medium to strong vine vigor. Subject to grower approval – BloomFresh
- JupiterTM – Blueish purple color, oval shape, large clusters, mild pleasant flavor, seedless grape. Subject to grower approval – VRIC
- Sovereign Coronation – Hybrid table grape, vibrant blue purple color, hardy, most productive in relatively cool climates, eaten fresh picked or frozen without loss of flavor.
- StrawgrapeTM – Strawberry flavor, small to medium berry size, medium vigor vine, produces heavy crops, deep red color, round shape. Subject to grower approval – BloomFresh
- TimpsonTM – Large to extra large berry size, medium vigor vine, highly productive, hint of muscat flavor, medium to large bunches. Subject to grower approval – BloomFresh