Double A Vineyards 2013 Varieties
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Joy
Joy is a blue, non-slipskin, seedless grape with exceptional fruity flavor. The skin of Joy is very thin, likely the thinnest of any Arkansas-developed grape. Average harvest date is August 11 in Arkansas. Vine yield is usually moderate to high and vines have moderate vigor along with consistently good vine health. Occasional hard seed traces were seen with Joy. USDA Hardiness Zone 5b.
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Jupiter
This early maturing blue variety has large berries on medium-sized clusters. This is a great disease-resistant seedless variety with a distinct muscat flavor! The leaves can be used for stuffing. Jupiter does require fungicide sprays for successful production. USDA Hardiness Zone 5a.
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Hope
Hope is a white (green) seedless grape with a fruity flavor and high yields. Berries are non-slipskin with occasional traces of seeds. Texture is soft. Harvest of Hope is usually around August 20. Vines are moderate in vigor. Negative observations on Hope have included excessively tight clusters and moderately thick skin. USDA Hardiness Zone 5b.
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Gratitude
Gratitude has an exceptional crisp texture with seedless, green (white) berries. Skin is very thin for Gratitude and in most years no seed traces were found. Flavor is neutral, similar to most Vitis vinifera table grapes. Fruit cracking was not observed on Gratitude, an exceptional characteristic for a crisp, thin-skinned variety grown in an area with occasional rainfall near maturity and harvest. USDA Hardiness Zone 5b.
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Faith
Faith is a blue, non-slipskin, seedless grape that ripens early, late July to early August in Arkansas. It has a largely neutral flavor with slight fruity flavor in some observations. Vines usually have moderate vigor and yield and exhibit good hardiness in Arkansas. This new variety should complement Jupiter for the early local market for table grapes. USDA Hardiness Zone 5b.
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Mars
Mars is a vigorous, blue seedless variety. Clusters are medium sized and well-filled with slipskin berries and mild labrusca flavor. Vines have good disease resistance and may bear fruit precociously, so production should be controlled on young vines to prevent delays in establishment. USDA Hardiness Zone 5a.
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Marquis
A vigorous, white seedless grape from the Geneva Breeding Program. This high-flavor variety produces spherical berries on large shouldered clusters. Fruit ripens mid-season and is moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. It also makes a nice table wine with hints of pineapple. USDA Hardiness Zone 5a.
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Neptune
A mid-season variety with medium-sized berries on a conical shaped cluster. The firm, tough-skinned, white seedless berries are highly resistant to cracking. Berries have high sugar solids and fruity flavor. USDA Hardiness Zone 5a.
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Somerset Seedless
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Joy
Jupiter
Hope
Gratitude
Faith
Mars
Marquis
Neptune
Somerset Seedless
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Fredonia, NY
716-672-8493; fax 716-679-3442
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Brian Sparks is senior editor and senior online editor for Greenhouse Grower, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.