VESTA Grape Cultivars

Grapes in a Variety of Forms

White Table Grape Cultivars Himrod Golden Muscat

Red Table Grapes Concord Mars Reliance

White Wine Grapes Catawba Seyval blanc Vidal blanc Vignoles

Red Wine Grapes Chancellor Norton deChaunac

White Grape Characteristics Himrod Seedless, good flavor, medium size cluster and fruit Golden Muscat Large clusters, distinct flavor, for southern areas Catawba Makes dry or sweet wine, vigorous vines, large berries Seyval blanc Excellent wine, usually hardy Vidal blanc Excellent wine, vigorous, long clusters Vignoles Excellent wine, very susceptible to diseases

Red Grape Characteristics Concord Universal standard, blue fruit, widely adapted and used Mars Seedless, hardy, and disease tolerant Reliance Seedless, good flavor, hardy, largers size clusters Chancellor Good wine, susceptible to diseases Norton Excellent wine, hardy, disease tolerant deChaunac Good wine, hardy, productive

Reference University of Missouri Extension Home Fruit Production: Grape Culture