| Variety | Date | Brix (ref.) | TA (%) | pH | Brix/TA | pH^2 * Brix | Notes | Variety | P | H | O | T | O | S | ||||||
| Edelweiss | 8/4/06 | 15.0 | 0.81 | 3.22 | 18.5 | 156 | Once again, big clusters of big berries. Started to | Edelweiss | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 8/11/06 | 15.6 | 0.63 | 3.42 | 24.8 | 182 | crack on rain after dry spell. Skins thin and delicate, | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 8/13/06 | 16.1 | 0.57 | 3.50 | 28.2 | 197 | hornets able to cut skins themselves. Too early, last year here. | ||||||||||||||
| MN1095 | 8/4/06 | 20.6 | 2.06 | 2.98 | 10.0 | 183 | Quickly becoming a favorite female, Well-formed clusters when | MN1095 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 8/11/06 | 21.5 | 1.76 | 3.07 | 12.2 | 203 | well pollinated. Fruit tart with high solids and fine, neutral aroma. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/22/06 | 24.1 | 1.29 | 3.18 | 18.7 | 244 | Will hang long and ripen fully in VA, but needs an early pollinator | ||||||||||||||
| 8/31/06 | 24.6 | 1.29 | 3.24 | 19.1 | 258 | nearby for good fruit set. | ||||||||||||||
| Vanessa | 8/4/06 | 17.0 | 0.72 | 3.09 | 23.6 | 162 | Vines tend toward low vigor but are getting stronger. Red fruit is | Vanessa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/13/06 | 19.0 | 0.46 | 3.32 | 41.3 | 209 | very sweet and crispy. Delicious neutral fruitiness and low | ||||||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 18.0 | 0.36 | 3.45 | 50.0 | 214 | acidity. A good breeder for wild vines. | ||||||||||||||
| Aurore | 8/4/06 | 16.6 | 0.99 | 3.18 | 16.8 | 168 | Just like described in a million places. Very pretty and early. | Aurore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/11/06 | 15.3 | 0.93 | 3.18 | 16.5 | 155 | Fruit is fairly tender with minor cracking on rain after drought. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/13/06 | 16.5 | 0.78 | 3.26 | 21.2 | 175 | Too early and low solids for my uses, but a decent vine. | ||||||||||||||
| Oberlin 595 | 8/4/06 | 18.4 | 2.19 | 2.99 | 8.4 | 164 | Once again, one of my favorite reds. Long, cylindrical clusters | Oberlin 595 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 8/11/06 | 20.1 | 1.70 | 3.05 | 11.8 | 187 | ripen early-midseason and obtain high solids. Acidity is high | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 8/13/06 | 20.3 | 1.47 | 3.06 | 13.8 | 190 | but is easily reduced with MLF. Dark red wine has a nice | ||||||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 21.7 | 1.47 | 3.12 | 14.8 | 211 | peppery aroma and is nicely accented by oak. The vine is very | ||||||||||||||
| 8/22/06 | 23.0 | 1.35 | 3.13 | 17.0 | 225 | tough and handles disease and insects well. Less abused by | ||||||||||||||
| 8/24/06 | 22.6 | 1.26 | 3.17 | 17.9 | 227 | birds than Baco Noir. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/31/06 | 24.0 | 1.38 | 3.20 | 17.4 | 246 | |||||||||||||||
| DeChaunac | 8/4/06 | 16.0 | 1.59 | 2.88 | 10.1 | 133 | A badly berated grape that deserves better. Large, long clusters | DeChaunac | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 8/11/06 | 17.3 | 1.32 | 2.93 | 13.1 | 149 | of tough berries can hang and take it. Fine color and mild tannin | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||
| 8/13/06 | 17.0 | 0.99 | 3.02 | 17.2 | 155 | probably needs blended with a more tannic grape for balance. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 18.2 | 1.09 | 2.99 | 16.7 | 163 | Handles birds and bugs well and is not terribly disease prone. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/22/06 | 20.6 | 0.96 | 3.17 | 21.5 | 207 | Given time to ripen, DeChaunac is a very good, dependable grape. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/31/06 | 21.0 | 0.96 | 3.21 | 21.9 | 216 | |||||||||||||||
| Kay Gray | 8/4/06 | 17.0 | 0.90 | 3.24 | 18.9 | 178 | Strangly flavored like grassy gooseberries. Gets sweet but | Kay Gray | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/11/06 | 19.6 | 0.57 | 3.41 | 34.4 | 228 | cracked a little upon rain after drought. Very disease resistant | ||||||||||||||
| 8/13/06 | 20.0 | 0.54 | 3.62 | 37.0 | 262 | and nothing bothered the fruit. | ||||||||||||||
| Lucie Kuhlmann | 8/4/06 | 18.1 | 1.62 | 2.97 | 11.2 | 160 | Small berries, medium packed to loose clusters, birds love it. | Lucie Kuhlmann | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 8/13/06 | 22.1 | 1.21 | 3.04 | 18.3 | 204 | Doesn't seem to crack like Foch and Millot but is very early and | ||||||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 22.0 | 1.08 | 3.14 | 20.4 | 217 | much attached by birds and bugs. Gets another year of trial. | ||||||||||||||
| Mars | 8/4/06 | 17.2 | 1.02 | 3.02 | 16.9 | 157 | Nicely flavored fruit of very mild labruscana flavor. Clusters about | Mars | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 8/11/06 | 16.8 | 0.70 | 3.12 | 24.0 | 164 | like Concord and essentially seedless. Very vigorous vine with | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 17.1 | 0.63 | 3.07 | 27.1 | 161 | big leaves. Does well at market. | ||||||||||||||
| Foch | 8/11/06 | 20.0 | 1.17 | 3.21 | 17.1 | 206 | Small, tight clusters. Starts to crack at ripeness. Birds are | Foch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 8/18/06 | 20.7 | 0.90 | 3.29 | 23.0 | 224 | moderately hard on it. Too early for our area, but tasty. | ||||||||||||||
| Baco Noir | 8/11/06 | 19.7 | 1.77 | 3.04 | 11.1 | 182 | Nicer than last year, but still beat up by the birds before it could | Baco Noir | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 8/22/06 | 21.7 | 1.28 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 219 | hang to proper pH. Still, a tough vine and good cropper, and the | ||||||||||||||
| 8/31/06 | 22.1 | 1.26 | 3.25 | 17.5 | 233 | wine comes out fine with the pH increase during skin soak. | ||||||||||||||
| Seyval Blanc | 8/11/06 | 16.8 | 1.24 | 2.86 | 13.5 | 137 | What can you say? If it weren't for Seyval's major overcropping | Seyval Blanc | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 8/13/06 | 17.1 | 0.83 | 3.05 | 20.6 | 159 | problem, we might have an ideal grape for the East given current | ||||||||||||||
| 8/18/06 | 19.4 | 0.96 | 3.00 | 20.2 | 175 | pesticide usage. Beautiful, large, golden clusters hang well | ||||||||||||||
| 8/20/06 | 19.6 | 0.88 | 3.06 | 22.3 | 184 | to the peak of ripeness. The aroma is of melons and papaya. | ||||||||||||||
| 8/27/06 | 21.6 | 0.90 | 3.21 | 24.0 | 223 | Easy to vinify and as long as you keep it cool in the primary | ||||||||||||||
| 8/31/06 | 22.9 | 0.75 | 3.32 | 30.5 | 252 | the aromas are nicely retained. Needs lots of care early and in | ||||||||||||||
| 9/4/06 | 21.8 | 0.75 | 3.48 | 29.1 | 264 | mid-summer (2nd-ary clusters) to make sure it doesn't overcrop. | ||||||||||||||
| Captivator | 8/11/06 | 16.0 | 0.82 | 3.20 | 19.5 | 164 | A beautiful fruit to behold and a treat to eat. Vine is somewhat | Captivator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 8/23/06 | 17.2 | 0.56 | 3.32 | 30.7 | 190 | PM prone, but the fruit flavor is exquisite. | ||||||||||||||
| America | 8/11/06 | 15.3 | 1.08 | 3.14 | 14.2 | 151 | Now here's a funny flavored fruit! A blend of the Munson flavor | America | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 8/22/06 | 17.2 | 1.08 | 3.14 | 15.9 | 170 | with a labrusca. Not at all a standard flavor, but pleasant any- | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 9/6/06 | 17.4 | 0.78 | 3.41 | 22.3 | 202 | how. Like Munson, a tongue stainer it is so dark. Easy to grow | ||||||||||||||
| 9/11/06 | 17.6 | 0.48 | 3.50 | 36.7 | 216 | and is fruitful, so worth a try. Makes interesting jelly. | ||||||||||||||
| Lindley | 8/11/06 | 15.2 | 0.82 | 3.01 | 18.5 | 138 | Edward Rogers did us a BIG favor here. Female, but stunningly | Lindley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/23/06 | 18.4 | 0.42 | 3.25 | 43.8 | 194 | flavored, large berried, and low acidity. Far more delicious than | ||||||||||||||
| 8/27/06 | 17.4 | 0.42 | 3.28 | 41.4 | 187 | Concord and grows very well. You owe it to yourself to grow it. | ||||||||||||||
| Johnson ES2-4-7 X V.coigneteae | 8/11/06 | 16.7 | 1.38 | 2.89 | 12.1 | 139 | David Johnson's hybrid. Small clusters of small-medium black | Johnson ES2-4-7 X V.coigneteae | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8/24/06 | 20.0 | 1.08 | 3.09 | 18.5 | 191 | berries. Fairly neutral, early and sweet. A good early breeder. | ||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | 8/11/06 | 16.3 | 1.40 | 3.09 | 11.6 | 156 | Oh if it could withstand the birds! A tasty red wine grape with | Chancellor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 8/24/06 | 18.8 | 0.91 | 3.28 | 20.7 | 202 | great chemistry - if it gets ripe! The birds and hornets really go at | ||||||||||||||
| 9/6/06 | 20.0 | 0.82 | 3.40 | 24.4 | 231 | it and it overcrops worse than Seyval. Pretty disease prone, too. | ||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 8/11/06 | 17.1 | 0.98 | 2.92 | 17.4 | 146 | I love my Buffalo, that's all there is to it! It never gets foxy, only | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 8/18/06 | 18.2 | 0.78 | 3.06 | 23.3 | 170 | a sort of muscat aroma. It grows, well, has big berries, and makes | ||||||||||||||
| 8/22/06 | 18.7 | 0.75 | 3.14 | 24.9 | 184 | red wine off the vine. The wine is a nice, light, fruity red that has | ||||||||||||||
| 9/4/06 | 20.0 | 0.60 | 3.40 | 33.3 | 231 | a good tannin kick. This is a much overlooked labruscana that | ||||||||||||||
| 9/6/06 | 20.0 | 0.52 | 3.35 | 38.5 | 224 | makes nice red wine. It should be grown to blend with Norton. | ||||||||||||||
| Canadice | 8/11/06 | 18.0 | 0.63 | 3.22 | 28.6 | 187 | Early, red, sweet and sells like crazy at the market. It is a slow | Canadice | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/18/06 | 18.4 | 0.51 | 3.24 | 36.1 | 193 | grower like Delaware, though, and is prone to spray injury. | ||||||||||||||
| Ravat 34 | 8/11/06 | 17.7 | 0.84 | 3.28 | 21.1 | 190 | Grow this instead of Vignoles. Medium berries on medium, well- | Ravat 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 8/13/06 | 17.7 | 0.87 | 3.28 | 20.3 | 190 | formed, open clusters. Hangs well, nice wine. Give it a try. | ||||||||||||||
| Jupiter | 8/11/06 | 19.0 | 0.62 | 3.32 | 30.6 | 209 | My muscattiest muscat. Lovely, long clusters of ellipsoidal blue- | Jupiter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 8/18/06 | 19.4 | 0.51 | 3.40 | 38.0 | 224 | black berries. Make muscatel off the vine with this one. It won't | ||||||||||||||
| 8/20/06 | 18.9 | 0.58 | 3.29 | 32.6 | 205 | last to the press, though, because it tastes so good. | ||||||||||||||
| Suffolk Red | 8/11/06 | 16.4 | 0.69 | 2.89 | 23.8 | 137 | Suffolk Red is tempermental in VA, but it is a finely flavored, delicate | Suffolk Red | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 8/20/06 | 19.2 | 0.58 | 2.96 | 33.1 | 168 | textured table grape worth working for. I also reaches high Brix and | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 8/27/06 | 19.4 | 0.51 | 3.09 | 38.0 | 185 | low acidity making it a valuable breeder with wild vines. | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 9/4/06 | 18.0 | 0.90 | 3.13 | 20.0 | 176 | Splits some, hornets like it, somewhat uneven ripening, but good. | ||||||||||||||
| Himrod | 8/11/06 | 14.6 | 0.66 | 3.09 | 22.1 | 139 | The jumbo clustered Ontario X Thompson child. Big green-yellow | Himrod | 1 |