Grape Varieties We Grow
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Alden
DESCRIPTION: Red, seeded, not a slip skin
SEASON: Late
USE: Wine, table; may be blended with Concords to make a blush wine
QUALITIES: A big meaty grape that produces a white wine
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Buffalo
DESCRIPTION: Black, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Mid-late season
USE: Wine, juice, table; may be blended with Concords for wine
QUALITIES: Very sweet, juicy, spicy-tart grape that produces a ruby red wine
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Cabernet Sauvignon
DESCRIPTION: Black, thick-skinned
SEASON: Late
USE: Wine
QUALITIES: Produces a full-bodied, fruit-forward wine with high tannin content
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Canadice
DESCRIPTION: Red, seedless, slip skin
SEASON: Early-late
USE: Wine, juice, table
QUALITIES: An excellent, sweet table grape
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Catawba
DESCRIPTION: Red-copper, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Late
USE: Wine, juice, table; may be blended with Concords for wine
QUALITIES: A sweet, rich, musky flavored grape
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Chardonel
DESCRIPTION: White, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Late
USE: Wine; may be blended with Concords to produce a blush wine
QUALITIES: Produces a high quality wine with varietal character
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Concord
DESCRIPTION: Blue, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Mid-late season
USE: Wine, juice, table
QUALITIES: Highly aromatic; strong musky flavor
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Delaware
DESCRIPTION: Pink, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Early-late
USE: Wine, juice; may be blended with Concords for wine; widely used for champagne
QUALITIES: Makes a light pink wine
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Frontenac
DESCRIPTION: small to medium, blue/black berries in medium to large clusters
SEASON: Early-mid
USE: Red wine
QUALITIES: Distinctive cherry aroma and palate of blackberry, black currant, and plum. Can be made into a variety of wine styles, including rosé, red, and port
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Himrod
DESCRIPTION: White-golden, seedless, slip skin
SEASON: Early
USE: Table
QUALITIES: An excellent table grape with sweet rich flavor
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Marquette
DESCRIPTION: Small to medium berries in loose clusters
SEASON: Early-mid
USE: Red wine
QUALITIES: Notes of cherry, berry, black pepper, and spice. Finished wines are complex, with attractive ruby color, pronounced tannins
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Moore’s Early
DESCRIPTION: Blue-black, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Early
USE: Wine, table
QUALITIES: Similar to Concord
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Niagra
DESCRIPTION: White, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Mid-late
USE: Wine, juice, table; may be blended with Concords to produce a blush wine
QUALITIES: Highly aromatic; strong musky flavor
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Noiret
DESCRIPTION: A dark ruby red grape, large clusters
SEASON: Early-mid
USE: Red wine
QUALITIES: Produces an excellent full-bodied wine with notes of green and black pepper, with raspberry and mint aromas and a fine tannin structure
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Seneca
DESCRIPTION: White-golden, seeded, slip skin
SEASON: Mid-late season
USE: Wine, table; may be blended with Concords to produce a blush wine.
QUALITIES: A firm sweet grape, European in fruit character