Sunnybank Vine Nursery

Complete List of Vine Varieties - Feb 2018 All notes in standard text are by Brian Edwards all notes in italics are updates or additions and observations of Sarah Bell WHITE VARIETIES. In collection.

H=Hybrid. D=Dessert. W=. Ex Wisley = from RHS gardens Wisley. Z.K. = Supplied Zoltan Kordisch. A.V. = From Alois Vogel. R.S. = From Reschule Schmidt.

ARON D listed on Rebschule H. Smidt as a yellow seeded dessert, disease resistant large bunches of large , vigorous with medium to high yield ABONDANTE. W. German new variety , not good enough and too late in the U.K. ADELHEIDTRAUBE.D/W. Ex Wisley, ripens well, fine flavour. Promising. AIKON. H. W/D. From A.V. 11-07. No detail. ALBALONGA.W .German, Reisling style, would need a good site. ALEOSHENKIN. HT. From Russia, a Madeleine Angevine cross hybrid. By report it is of fine quality, and a big grape, but has no real disease resistance. ALIGOTE.W. Semi- classic. Famous Burgundy grape. Promising first results 2006. AMANDIN .H.D. France, New hybrid. A muscat of good quality but too late outside. ANGELA. D. From A.V. 11-07.Hungarian,commercial in Germany, may be too late. ASCOT CITRONELLE.D/W. High quality dessert /wine Muscat. Old sort. A small grape. ATLANTIS.H.W.Gfga40-2. Promising results so far. Worth trying. AUGUSTE LOUISE .D. Ex Wisley .Early, big bunch and berry. Good outdoor dessert. Poor wood ripening hasn’t done well at our site.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 1! of 26! .H.D/W.(Seibel 5279)Easy vine. ripens well, promising .Good Amateur grape. AUXERROIS. W. Alsace pinot type, marginal ripening.. BACCHUS W. Rather late. Some good wine, some would say fine, but disease prone. Usually modest crops.

BELLA BLANCA .D. Reported as good but late ,large bunches. BELL. H.D .Early American , on trial. BIANCA.H.D/W .New, Hungarian. Ripens ,promising .On trial. Cropping only moderate so far, but good quality. Promise for wine BOUVIERTRAUBE .D.W .Austrian table grape, also good wine. Ripens well for me. Some lovely wine from Austria BUCKLAND SWEETWATER. D. Old greenhouse grape, big crop but disease prone. CANDIN .H.D .New French Muscat dessert hybrid. Ripens, but late CAYUGA. H.W .Seyval x Schuyler. Promising 2006. CHAOUCH. D. Early Turkish perfumed greenhouse dessert Reputed Sultan's favourite grape CHARDONNAY. W. Very late, high acids, needs very best sites only. CHARDONNY CLONE 77. Musque. W. Reported powerful muscat flavour, reputedly early. Dubious, probably just Chardonnay.

CHARMAT. W. Probably Swiss, x Chardonnay. On trial. CHASSELAS D'OR. .D. Late ,moderate crops, needs a wall. CHASSELAS MUSQUE. D. Bred by Baron Saloman,19thc.Probably not true to name. CHASSELAS NAPOLEON. D. See Muscat Napoleon. CHASSELAS ROSE. D/W .Earlier, good eating, nice wine. Promising. CHASSELAS VIBERT .D .Ripens fairly well, good crops. CHENIN BLANC .W. Just too late. Fine crops ,ferocious acidity. Possible indoors. CSABYONGYE .D. Ultra early muscat, good eating but tiny crops. Poor wood ripening at our site – little or not fruit.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 2! of 26! DALKAUER.W/D. Just too late, huge crops of big grapes. Possible indoors. DANLAS. D. Dabouki x Chasselas. New French dessert. Large berry. Ripens for me. DANNON. W/D. From Z.K. 11-07. May be Danam. Not done well on our site. DATTIER DE BEYROUTH. D .Famous old greenhouse grape. Needs heat. DATTIER DE ST.VALLIER. H.D. Too late outside, needs a greenhouse. DIAMENTRAUBE. .D. First class early sweetwater. Big grape, ripened 2006. DOMINA White. Sent to me by F Lorsheijd, wrongly labelled. May be Rubens. DORAL. W. Chasselas /Chardonnay cross. New 2006.

EDELSTEINER .H.W. New 2003. Smeveredka x Bouviertraube. Too lat 2006. EDELWEISS.HW/D. Swenson cross, Ontario x( x Witt).Very early, hardy, disease free. Not easy to handle for .

EGER 1.H.W. new 2003.OP-.S.V.12.286 Marginal ripener for me. EGER 2 H.W. New 2003.OP- SV12375. Just too late ,needs good site. EGER 26.W.New 2003. promising first crop. EGER CSILLAGA. H.W. D. Hungarian, Promising results. Name incomplete.. EHRENFELSER. W .Thought too late, but ripened for me 2005-6. ELBLING .W. Ancient, Roman, late, high acidity. Seyval B is better. EONA. H.D. New 2003.Lady Washington x Beta. Early, hardy, just labrusca. ESPIRIT.HW.T. Swenson seedling, wine or table, Edelweiss x Villard Blanc. EXCELSIOR. H.D. Mid season trouble free hybrid, moderate crops. FABER .W .Mid late, fair crops, disease prone. FANNI. H. D. A.V. Big bunch and berry, fine flavour by report. Late.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 3! of 26! FAIRFIELD WHITE.D. Easy greenhouse sweetwater grape, ex Fairfield school. A Chasselas type FETEASCA ALBA.W, Syn. Madchentraube, Rumanian, wine possibilities.. FETEASCA REGALIA. W. New 2003.Rumanian. Just too late. FINDLING .W. Supposed Muller Thurgau mutation, earlier, easier vine. Possible promise. Per information, actually Bouviertraube, FORTA. W. Pleasant, fruity, late ripening. Possible interest. FOSTERS SEEDLING. D. Well known greenhouse grape but just too late outside. FREISAMER. W .Late ,moderate crops .Probably just too late. GRIS. H.W. Planted 11-07. A Frontenac mutation, very good reports. GELBER MUSCATELLER.W. Not Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains .Big bunch, berry, ripens. Ex Wisley. GEWURTZTRAMINER. W. Generally ,just too late. This clone is early, worth a trial. GLENORA WHITE. H.D. German, ex R.S. 11-07.By report, most promising early white table grape, tiny seeds.

GM6414-36 W. Reichensteiner x Ehrenfelser. Good wine, ripens here. GM23158B.W.German cross, just too late. GOLDEN CHAMPION .D. Mid-season, greenhouse. GOLDREISLING. W. Early Alsace wine grape. Reisling cross, possible promise. GOLDEN REISLING.D/W. True name unknown .Ex Jackmans nurseries, ,useful dessert. From Barrington-Brock collection.. GRUNER VELTLINER. W. Good crops but too late. GUTENBORNER.W. Late, ripens, disease prone but nice wine. HECKER .H.D/W. .Resistant German cultivar ,promising. Good first crops. HIBERNEL. HW. Aka GM322-58.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 4! of 26! HOLDER. W. Reisling x Rulander, Weinsburg .Mid-late, but ripens well, good sugars. HORIZON. H.W.D .American ,Seyval b x Schuyler. Bulk white. On trial. Does well in N.E. USA. Ripened 2006. HUXELREBE .W. Difficult disease prone vine. Some good wine, sometimes. ISA.D .New French dessert. Gloire de Hongrie x Cardinal. Big round yellow berries. Ripens early and well. Very promising. ITALIA. D. Vigorous reputedly late greenhouse muscat. Near ripe 2006 outside. JALTA. 343. H/W. Russian. Early, reputed female.

JOHANNITER. HW. Reisling but earlier. Sugars 85oe in 2006. Very promising. JUBLIENKA NOVGORODA.H/W. Very early Russian white, fine flavour. JULIAMSREBE.W.D. Red/pink dual purpose. Possible promise. JULY EARLY AMBER. D. Ex Wisley. High quality early muscat dessert. On trial, promising. JUTIZENKA.W. Polish, SV 12375 x Pinot Blanc .Big pink grape, high sugar 2006,very promising quality.

JUWEL .W. Kerner x Sylvaner 1977.Ripens here, shows promise. KALINA. H. W? New, on trial.

KANZLER.W/D .Very early, high sugar, quality, definite promise. Very mildew prone – needs full spray programme. .H.W/D. New 2003.Ultra hardy Swenson hybrid. KERNER .W. Very late, high acids. Not advised. KERNLING. W. Supposed to be a clonal selection of Kerner. I have my doubts. .Earlier, red-pink, better sugars. More promising.

KOZMAPALME MUSCATOLY .D.W. Hungarian variety, .Italia x Oliver Irsay.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 5! of 26! L’ARCADIE BLANC .H.W .Hardy Canadian vine. Ripened 2005/6,promising. LEVENTHORPE SEYVAL.H.W. Ex G .Bowden, from mixed planting. Probably a Seyve –Villiard variety ,not Seyval, similar. Good sugars, promising. LIDI. H.D. From A.V.11-07.Early rose, Hungarian. Big grape, high quality by report. LILLA.HD. New German dessert type, promising, good so far. MADELEINE ANGEVINE.W/D. Early, good crops ,fine wine. A tough vine, recommended. MADELEINE ANGEVINE.D(French)Not the same, an early dessert vine. MADELEINE CELINE .D. Very early ,big bunch, berry, good crops . MADELEINE SYLVANER.W/D. Very early, fine, needs spraying. Good wood. MAVO 98-09-02. H/W. New seedling, on trial. MAVO 01-04-01.H.D. New table grape seedling, pink/ red. .H.W .A Pinot Blanc cross. Good crop, sugars, flavour 2006. .H.W ..Seyval B x (Reisling x Rulander).Very promising. MIREILLE.D. Ripens outdoors, delicious Muscat. More reliable inside. MORIO MUSCAT. W. Just too late, disease prone. MOSCATO D’ADDO. WD. On trial. MULLER THURGAU.W…Once very popular ,good wine, but a difficult vine. MUSCADELLE. W. Semi-classic French grape, new 2003.Ripe 2006. MUSCAT BLANC.D.A mid-season eating grape of fine flavour. Difficult vine. MUSCAT DE ST VALLIER .H.D. W. French hybrid, good and early. Promising MUSCAT DE ST.VALLIER .H.D.W. Swiss, seems to be identical. . MUSCAT ST VALLIER Italian. Yet another variation ,reputedly not identical. MUSCAT DE SAUMUR .D. Ex Wisley ,early golden muscat.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 6! of 26! MUSCAT NAPOLEON. D. Big grape, ripened 2006. Promising. MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA. D. Finest quality, but needs a greenhouse, preferably heated. MUSCAT OTTONEL. W. Mid-late, easy vine but modest crops. MUSCAT REINE DES VIGNES. D. Big berry, small bunch, a week before Chasselas. MUSCAT ROSE PRECOCE .W. French. On trial. MUSCAT ST LAURENT .D. First class first early greenhouse, may do outdoors. MUSCAT VALLEE D'AOSTA. W .Ex D. Jenkins. Ripe and good 2005, but not really muscat. NARAMICZITZU. D. From A.V. 11-07.By report, top quality dessert, from Hungary. NEW YORK 304-54.H.D. Ex P.Bauwens , Muscat/Labrusca. Promising outside if cropping sufficient. On trial, fine flavour. Per 2006, not seedless. .H.D American hybrid, easy ,doubtful quality. NOBLESSA .W. Madeleine Angevine x Sylvaner. Early and good.Oe85,2006 . NO 69.W .A gewurtztraminer cross, rather too late. OLIVE BLANCHE .D. Ripened 2003-6,white dessert of good quality. OLIVER IRSAY.W/D. Ripens well, fine light Muscat flavour . Wine potential. ONTARIO H D Very Early Strawberry OPTIMA. W .Mid-early ,pleasant, disease prone ,especially botrytis. ORA .D. Large .rich. Cinsault x Perle de Csaba X Cardinal. + 2/3.Very Promising, poor wood ripening – as per most Cardinal offspring . H.W .Does well ,promising ,big crops, good resistance to disease. ORTEGA.W.A quality grape but most unreliable. PALATINA. H.W.D. SV12375 x Queen of the Vineyard. Hungarian. Good results so far. PANNONIA KINCE..D. From A.V. 11-07. By report, Hungarian, mid season, huge berries. PARSLEY LEAVED VINE. D .ornamental Chasselas type .. Pleasant, modest crops. Chasselas Ciotat

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 7! of 26! PERDIN.H.D/W. Early, new, French, small delicious grapes. Possible for wine. PERLE. W. Early, tough, good flavour. Promising. PERLE DE CSABA. D. see Csabyongye. Very early outside, poor crops, fine muscat flavour.

PHOENIX.H.W/D .Big crops, some good wine, mid-season. Promising. A good Muscat table grape. PIED DE PERDRIX D. From France. Promising results, but may be misnamed. Early. PINK STRAWBERRY 1..H.D. Canadian, cover vine, disease free. Grapes hang late. PINK STRAWBERRY 2.From Wisley, earlier to ripen but hangs well. PINK STRAWBERRY 3.From Reads Nursery. Came as Gamay. Very Vigorous. All three are Labrusca hybrids. PINOT BLANC. W .Late, but ripens, high acid. Disease prone. PINOT GRIS.W. Ripens late, but good wine from favourable sites. POLLUX.HW. Riparia x Gamay x Fosters seedling . Ripe 2006. POLOSKE MUSCAT .H.D .Ripens well , good disease free crops, promising. PORTLAND. HD/W .New 2003.Early USA labrusca type variety. PRAIRIE STAR .H.W New USA hybrid, cold hardy. Good 2006. Watch. Poor results since, poor wood ripening low vigour, low fruit set.

PRECOCE DE BOUSQUET. D .Early, big berry, moderate crop, fine muscat flavour but unreliable. PRECOCE DE MALINGRE. D/W.. Early, moderate cropper. PRIM.H.D/W. Hungarian, SV12375 x Krolova Winnic. Very promising. PRIMAVIS FRONTIGNAN.D/W .Ripens well though late. Possible promise. RAUSCHLING.D/W. Ancient, possibly Roman, ripens with M.T. Could be useful.

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RAVAT 34.H.W. Early, vigorous, productive, disease resistant. Chardonnay cross. Sugars 90 oe in 2006. RAVAT 51.H.W.Just too late, best sites only. Disease free but very high acids. RAYON D'OR .H.W.D. Syn. Seibel 4986.Early,late budding .disease resistant.

REFLEX.HW/D. Hungarian ,Perle De Csaba x Aurore. Very early, orange flavour, good wine.

REFORM.HW/D. Hungarian, like Bianca but Muscat flavoured .Disease resistant. REGNER .W ..Luglienca Bianca x Gamay Frueh . 1938. Ripens well. Good sugars, nice wine, but disease prone if spraying is not meticulous, REICHENSTEINER .W .Good crops ,sugars, moderate taste .Disease prone .Popular. REISLING .W .Classic vine. Too late, but does well in tunnel. REISLING OF HUNGARY .D. Misnamed, true identity uncertain. Promising dessert. Probably a Chasselas clone.

REKORD.H. W/D. By report, Large Muscat ,Hungarian ,disease resistant. RIBSTON HALL.D .Good dessert grape, ripens well. True name unknown .Ex Ribston Hall school.

ROSA.HW. New. Disease resistant. Early Muscat. High sugars, dark red. ROYAL MUSCADINE.D. Ancient UK wall vine, selection of Chasselas/ RUBENS.W.H.W. Hibernel x Merzling. Promising. Aka GM7926- See ‘Domina’. ST.PEPIN .H.W..ES114 x Seyval. American variety, female plant. Good 2006.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page 9! of 26! SAUVIGNON BLANC. W. Just too late. An early clone would be welcome. SAVIGNAN .W. Supposed syn Traminer, being tested. SCHEUREBE. W. High quality but just too late. SCHONBERGER. W. High quality wine, best off-dry. Needs spraying . SEIBEL 5/279 . See Aurore.

SEIBEL 5409.H.W.Promising,but just too late for me. SEIGGERREBE.W/D .Very early, top quality, moderate crops. Good eating. SENATOR.W. Ripens well, good sugars but weak vines. SENECA.H.D. Ripens well, decent dessert, seems disease free. SEPTIMER.W. Gewurtztraminer cross, lovely flavour but modest crops. SERENA .H.W.D .An Amurensis hybrid, promising for wine, possible dessert potential. SEYVAL B. H.W .Top crops, reliable and disease free . Moderate, upright grower. Fine wine possible. Recommended. SEYVE VILLIARD 12375..H.W/D.Too late outside .Huge crops, disease free. A fine parent vine. SHAKOKA. H.D. American early dessert, good reports. SIBERA.H/W. german sort, amurensis ancestry. New on trial. SILCHER. W .Kerner x Sylvaner Mid early in Germany. Suprisingly, promising so far. SIRIUS .H.W D .Bacchus x SV1237 Promising , ripens well and good quality. .H.W.D. New, very promising German resistant hybrid. Early, very high sugars. SONOMA.H.D. American, early? white female table grape. Did not ripen 2006. SPARTAN 2. H.W. Green , seeded, ex USA .Possible wine grape. STAUFFER. H.W. German, Promising new sort .Bacchus x S.V. 12375. STOVER.HW. American, early ,bred for Florida. On trial.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !10 of 26! SUKRIBE.HW. From Latvia, reputedly good and early.

SUPARGA.HW. Latvian, reputed early wine grape. SUZI. H.D.From A.V./R.S Hungarian, by report large bunch and berry, mid- early. SYLVANER. W. Too late outside. THEKLATRAUBE. D. Ex Wisley, Good ripe crops, promising. THERESA .H.D .Large bunch and berry. Greenhouse variety, perhaps on wall. Ignore claims that it ripens in September – maybe in S. Hungary, not here. THOMPSON’S (False).D .Purchased from France as Thompsons Seedless, an early large seeded grape. Ripens well ,useful, but true name unknown.

TOTMUR.HW.Baco2-16.very early, low vigour, high acids. Good grapes. .H.W .Johannes Seyve 23416 x Traminer Very good sugars, crop, flavour 2006..Excellent reputation in USA. One to watch TRIOMPHREBE. D/W. ex Wisley. Fine crop, flavour. Early. Promising.. V4904.HW. Vineland cross reputed robust, good wine .On trial.

VARDUVA.H.W. Originally from Lithuania. Early, light Labrusca.. VELDZE.H.W. .Originally from Latvia. Ripe 2006, good sugar and flavour. VICTOR. H.W. Z.K. 11-07. By report, high sugars and good wine. VICTORIA .D. From France. .Cardinal x Afus Ali. Too late outside. VOSTORG D Russian breeding Vinohradnícky výskumný ústav J.I. Potapenko, Novočerkask, Rusko , early ripening and budding grown in greenhouse currently but so early I will trial outside.Parents: (Zarya severa x Dolores) x Russky rany see website of slovplant.cz WHITE EDWARDS NO1 H.W/D. Own seedling, x Aurora. Early, promising.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !11 of 26! WHITE MUSCAT. D. True name unknown needs wall, or greenhouse, superb crops. Looks and tastes like an early Muscat of Alexandria. WHITE TOKAY.D Ex S. Smith ,early dessert indoor. WURZER.W.A quality grape, but late, Not easy to grow. ZALAGYONGYE.H.D.W.(Samling x SV12375) x Perle de Csaba .Promising variety .Good medium early ripening, good sugars.. ZEFIR.W/D .From Hungary. ,good sugars and flavour 2006. .May be a hybrid. ES2-12-13.H.D. Good sugars and flavour 2006. Good eating.

ES5-8-17.H.D,New 2003. Female plant. Reputed very early. ES6-16-30. H/W.. promising wine sort, high disease resistance , very hardy.. ES 10 –18-30. HW. Ultra hardy Swenson hybrid, on trial.

ES 11-2-58. HT .Pink, attractive non-hybrid flavour. Promising. Good sugars. ES12-6-96.HD. High sugars 2006,fine vinifera flavour.

SEEDLESS GRAPES, WHITE. H = HYBRID. Useful disease resistance. Important outdoors, less so indoors, where mildew is not so common. Outdoors, many sorts are excellent, but probably not a commercial proposition. BRONX.H. Pink. Good size and heavy crops, fine barely strawberry flavour. CANNERS. Good flavour, large bunch, but late. Greenhouse only, may need heat. CASTELMORRIS. H. Ripens well, indoors or out. Mild strawberry flavour. CENTENNIAL. Fine Muscat quality, large for seedless. Will ripen outside.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !12 of 26! DANUTA. New French sort, late, reported good quality. May need heat. DAWN. Large berries for a seedless, good indoors. DELIGHT. Early, and of excellent quality. Goes over quickly when ripe. EXALTA. NEW French sort, fine Muscat quality. Possible outdoors. FIESTA. Indoors only, fine flavour, small berry, hangs well. HIMROD. H. Thoroughly trialled, very good indoors or out. Good quality and reliable. INTERLAKEN. H. Early and reliable, tough. Mild strawberry flavour. KISHMISH KHIMRU. Probably originated in Uzbekstan. Big bunch, fine dessert quality. KISHMISH LUCSISTUJ. New, from Moldavia, on trial.

KORINKA RUSSKAYA.H. Russian, new. By report, small grapes, early and good. LAKEMONT. H. This had performed well for me both indoors and out. Fine quality. NEW YORK SEEDLESS. H. True name unknown. Very large crops outside. Promising.

PERLETTE. Early, good quality indoors, but prone to split. Tender outside. SULTANINE. On trial. Old sort from Afghanistan. RAMDAS.H. Austrian, smallish grape but top quality. Early. Will ripen outside. REMAILLY. H. Good quality and size, but indoors only, may need warmth. SOMERSET.H. On trial. By report, pink, early, productive. SPARTAN. H. From USA. medium berry, fine spicy flavour. Should ripen outside.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !13 of 26! STOUT. H. Small berry, excellent flavour, hangs well. SULIMA.H. Good bunch and berry, good flavour. Ripens indoors or out. THOMPSON’S. Good quality, far better than from supermarkets, but indoors only. THORNTON. H . Very early, reliable outside. Good sized berries of high quality strawberry flavour.

ES12-9-77. H. New and on trial. Swenson varieties usually perform well.

SEEDLESS SORTS. BLACK And RED.

ALVINA – black mostly seedless French origin This variety was produced in 1965 by INRA by crossbreeding Alphonse Lavallée N and Sultanine B , ripens in our polytunnel very productive BEAUTY. Very early and of good quality. Does well indoors or out. Small but delicious grapes. BLACK CORINTH. Ancient Greek sort, the currant grape. Small black grapes, fine flavour. Indoors only. BLACK MONNUKA. Very old sort, by report, large purple berries. May need heat. CANADICE. H. Red early, indoors or out. Good strawberry/spice flavour. CENTURY. H. New Canadian sort. On trial. CONCORD SEEDLESS. H. Rather good just strawberry flavour, a tough vine. Probably no relation to Concord. CRIMSON. Pinky red, common in supermarkets, but better when ripe. Very large bunch, big berry for seedless, late. May need heat to ripen. EINSETT. H. Red. Good strawberry flavour. Easy to grow indoors or out. FANTASY. New. Interesting, large black grapes, but may need heat to ripen. High vigour. Poor wood ripening even in polytunnel.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !14 of 26! FLAME. Red. Early and high quality indoors. Too tender and disease prone for outdoors. GLENORA. H. Early black, small grapes but fine quality. Good indoors or out, good autumn leaf colour. I think needs good site to set fruit – a S facing wall. KINGS RUBY. Old sort, probably needs a warm greenhouse for quality grapes. KISHMISH MOLDAVSKIJ. New to me. By report, a good late black variety. KORA KISHMISH. From Uzbekstan, on trial.

MARS. H. Big black grapes on small bunches with a strawberry flavour. Early, does well indoors or out. Hangs well.. RUBY. New to me, promising black grape so far. SATURN. H. Dark red, good size and quality. Ripens indoors or out. SOVEREIGN CORONATION. H. Canadian. Black, good size, good outside, will surely be good indoors. Interesting spicy Muscat/labrusca flavour. Ripens reliably outdoors. SUFFOLK. H. large pinky red grapes, big loose bunches, fine spicy flavour. Ripens well outside, possible commercial potential VANESSA. H. Canadian, purple/red. Good quality, early, succeeds indoors or out. VENUS. H. Big black grape, early, spicy/labrusca flavour. Well liked. ES 3 22 18. H. Black, early, easy vine good loose bunches, excellent eating.

UNKNOWN. Came unlabelled, probably an American black vinifera. Early and good.

BLACK AND RED GRAPE VARIETIES. H = hybrid. D = Dessert. W = Wine. Ripening .plus=earlier, minus = later than Chasselas, by weeks.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !15 of 26! ABOUREAU. W. Late, ripens. Promising. Early Pinot Noir clone? Autumn colour. ACOLON.W. (Limburger x Dornfelder). Good crops, promising. AGAT DONSKI.H.W. Big crop, ripe at oe60, big loose bunches, some amurensis flavour. AGRIA. W .Eger variety .good wine ,crops, popular Hungary. AGATHA.H.D. From Z.K. 11-07 On trial.

ALADIN.H.D. New French variety, for me, red, medium bunch and berry. Probably wrongly supplied. Needs a good site. ALDEN. H.D .Vigorous, dark red, disease free, big berry, good crops, but late. Fine autumn colour. AMUR EGNER. H.D. New Russian, dark violet. Good size and flavour ALWOOD.H.D/W. .New 2003.Athens x Fredonia. Labrusca type BACO.I .H.W. Late. Rampant ,disease free, good sugars. Possible port style wine. BARON. H.W. New Freiburg variety. Cabernet Sauvignon x.. Should ripen. Fine write up. BARRINGTON-BROCK. H.W. Ex customer. Good crop, sugars, early. promise of disease resistance. Does not appear identical to any variety already held. BATH. HD ..Red Labrusca, ripens. Really a juice grape, as berries small BLACK ALICANTE. D. Big, historic greenhouse grape, good quality. Hangs well. BLACK CLUSTER. D .Ex Wisley. Rather earlier than Black Hamburg. BLACK FRONTIGNAN .D. Greenhouse dessert ,needs heat . BLACK HAMBURG.D .Ancient greenhouse grape, easy ,reliable, many clones. Ripe outside for me in 2006., but normally indoors only. BLACK JULY. W/D. Very early, promising. May be Fruhburgunder.

BLACK PRINCE.D. Will ripen outside, big loose bunch, decent berry. Promise? BLACK STRAWBERRY .H.D. Disease free ,unknown labrusca variety.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !16 of 26! BLAUE SILVANER. W. Mutation, just too late. BLUE DONAU .H.D .early Muscat dessert, ripe by 24/9/06, of good quality. Red leaf. BLUE JAY.H.D 1940’s U. of Minnesota bred table grape. Good sugars 2006. BLUE PORTUGUESE.W/D .Late, low sugars, variable crops. BOLERO. H. From S.H. On trial BOSKOOPS GLORY .H.D. Reliable mid early , big grape, good crop, flavour. Recommended. Award of Merit, RHS. BRANT.H.D/W .Easy, disease free, late, but can produce good sugar levels. Fine autumn colour . Pleasant eating, some decent wine. Good cover vine. BRILLIANT .H. D. American dessert ,on trial, strong strawberry flavour. Pink grapes, a good cover vine. BUFFALO .H.D/W Large black grapes, with a bare hint of Labrusca flavour. Good dessert .Ripens here and hangs very well promising. CABERNET CANTOR Seibel70-53 x Merzling) A disease resistant PIWI makes Merlot style wine, intense colour ( tasted single variety sample from Denmark in 2017 )which was very soft like Merlot). Ripens early.

CABERNET CORTIS. H.W. Solaris x Cabernet Sauvignon ripens early, strong tannin structure, wine needs aging or blending, potential for great wine. DM resistant but susceptible to PM in high pressure years. Has strong Cab Sauv flavour even in unprocessed grape. CABERNET SAUVIGNON. W. Classic vine, too late outside ,needs polytunnel. Near ripe in 2006. CAMPBELL’S EARLY. H.D/W. American labrusca type, on trial. CAPTIVATOR .H/R.T .a Munson variety ,ripens with Himrod, reputed high flavour, disease resistant. CARDINAL.D .Very large, early red dessert. Wood is very poor. Ripens outside but needs a sheltered site. +1 CARLA.D. large berry. Cardinal x Alphonse Lavallee.INRA1990. -1.Ripens outside , good sugars, fine dessert quality. Poor wood. CASTEL 19637.H.W.Ripens well, disease free, big crop, good sugars. Promising.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !17 of 26! . W. Just too late at present. Easy, disease free, big crops, good wine if ripe. Two clones on trial , one from Wisley.

CHEDDAR PINOT. W. Found by me in a Mendip hedge, wild .A Pinot Meunier type, tough. Ripens well. CHEVENKO. H. New, 1-07. By report, a hardy . CHONTAY H. D.W/. New American,by report, cold hardy and good flavour. CINSAULT.D/W. Big bunch and berry. -1.Probably just too late outside. CONCORD. H.D. Famous American Labrusca variety, ripens in greenhouse. Too late outside.

COSMONAUT. D. Russian table grape, new 2005. COT PRECOCE DE TOURS.W/.On trial, promising, ripens well

DALNIVOSTOCK RAMMING. H.W. Early Russian sort, on trial. .H.W. Seibel 9549.Huge crops, nil disease, just too late for the UK. outdoors. D.M.8521-1.H/W. American, Small bunch and berry, good wine, disease resistance. DM8521-5. H/W. Probably similar to above. DOBSON. HRW .Probably open pollinated seedling of Delaware ,from New Hampshire. DOLCETTO. W. Italian. . Promising.

DON MUSCAT.H.W/D. Early Russian grape. Good sugars, Muscat, promising.

DORNFELDER. W/D. Mid-late, mildew prone, big bunch, berry. Fine wine in Germany, where it is seen as dual purpose.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !18 of 26! DUNKELFELDER. W. Early, intense colour ,mildew prone. Useful colouriser. 'DUTCH BLACK'. H.D. From a Dutch amateur, recommended. On trial, very promising. Good eating. Close relation of Boskoops Glory. ELIZABETH.H.D. New 2003.Early American variety of poor quality.

FESTIVEE.H.D. Canadian, reportedly good, on trial. FLORENTAL .HW. Bred 1959,Gamay hybrid, syn Burdin 7705..Low vigour. Ripened 2006 FOCH. H.W. Disease free hybrid, similar Triomphe D'Alsace. Very good wine, has won major prizes in the USA. FRANKENTHALER. WD. Probably clone, possible seedling, Black Hamburgh. FRONTENAC.H.W. New 2003.Reputed good wine, American. Very good sugars, clean crop, acid dropped sharply when left to hang. FRUHBURGUNDER. W. Very ancient, early, P. Noir mutation. Poor crops in Germany, good wood. Planted successfully in the UK. as Pinot Noir, Early clone. GAGARIN BLUE.H.D/W. High quality dessert, early. Russian hybrid. recommended. Reportedly excellent indoors. GAMAY HATIF DES VOSGES .D. Early, good eating. Irregular crops .Not a Gamay. GAMAY NOIR .W. Late, just ripens. Needs a very good site. GAMAY TIENTURER. W .Late, ripens , just ,an unreliable cropper. GANITA. H.D. From R.S. and A.V. 11-07. New from Germany, by report, early, large, good. Light Muscat, high disease resistance.

GOLUBEK.HW. Like ”but better” .Fine autumn colour. Saperavi Severnyi x Alibert.(Alicante Bouschet x Cabernet Sauvignon.)Tienturer, ripens. GR7.H/W.On trial, details unknown.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !19 of 26! GRIZZLY FRONTIGNAN. D. Tawny greenhouse muscat, top quality but berries small. Borderline ripening outside. GROS COLMAR. D. Greenhouse, fine fruit, top quality. vinous. May need heat. Have cuttings of Kippin vine, once largest in the world. GUNA.HD. Early Latvian dessert variety. Labrusca flavour. GWATKINS BLACK. Local variety, true name unknown. HEGEL. W ..Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe. Sister seedling to Dornfelder. HELFENSTEINER. W. .New grape, possible promise. ISABELLA.H.D/W. Labrusca ,c.1800.Once very popular. Marginal ripening, modest quality. IVAN.HW From USA ,probably Seibel 13053 seedling .Very early and productive. I have two sorts under this name, one probably genuine, the other a good pink dessert Labrusca.

IVAN 2. H. Misnamed, rather good pink labrusca. JODUPE. HW. Lithuanian. medium berries, early, disease free. promising. JOHN VIOLA.H.D. Early, hardy, Labrusca flavour, but ripens. KALINA, New 2004. Red grape. KANDIHOGI.H.D. Big berry, smallish bunch. Dessert. Ripened 2006. Good. KEEWAHDIN .HW. Bred by Byron Johnston, USA, very hardy, vigorous. KEMPSEY BLACK. H.D. Mid-late, high quality, disease free .Big grape. Promising. Similar to Boskoop’s Glory.

KING OF THE NORTH.HT/W .New early Concord type. KIRKMAN. H.W. .New 2003.Sold to him as B .Hamburgh.Tiny berry and bunch 2006, sugar oe100.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !20 of 26! KODRIANKA. D. From Z.K. 11-07. By report, a large early dessert. KUIBISHEVSKI .H.D. Very early amurensis hybrid. Nice, but mildew prone. .HD .Very big black dessert. Probably too late outside. LANDOT 244.H.W.Late,variable crops, reputed good wine. LANDOT 3217.H.W..Ex Wisley. Not in Galet translation. Ripens well, good sugars. LEON MILLOT.H..W .very similar to Triomphe D'Alsace. A bit later. LEMBURGER. W. Syn Blaufrankish. Fine, but too late outside. LIVAL.D .Alphonse Lavallee x Lignan ,France,(INRA 1976)Good grapes. -1.Ripe to dessert standard 2005/6, very promising.

LUCY KUHLMAN.HW. Another Kuhlman hybrid ,new to UK. Good sugars in 2006. MADELEINE NOIR. W. Early, good sugars, a small grape though well flavoured. Probably a selection of Fruhburgunder.

MADRESFIELD COURT.D .Early greenhouse muscat. Fine, but not easy to crop. MARSHAL JOFFRE.HW. Very early, disease free. Ideal for poor sites. Good wine. MERLOT.W .Classic wine grape, good in tunnel .Too late outside. MINNESOTA 78..HT Female, mild labrusca, an excellent parent –many of its offspring inherit earliness, hardiness, and disease resistance. MITCHINURETZ. HW. Amurensis cross. MITCHINURETZ.H. False, with tiny pink grapes. Oe 105 in 2006. Came to me mislabelled. MN1211.H/W. U of Minnesota selection, reputed good. Now named . MOLDAVIA. D. A,V. 11-07. Large blue dessert, probably too late.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !21 of 26! MONARCH. H.W. New, Freiburg, Solaris x Dornfelder. Fine reports. MOORE'S EARLY.H.D. Promising, but identity uncertain. . MOSCATO D’ADDO.D/W. Breeding is Muscat Hamburg, open pollinated. Muscat Hamburg. Reported large berry. On trial. Ripens early September in Italy, supplier, N. Faugstead, says it ripens in the UK. MRS PINCE'S BLACK MUSCAT.D .Fine late greenhouse grape ,needs no heat. MUNSON.R.W. H.D .Tough ,unusual ,interesting slight 'Post Oak' flavour. An old rather good American hybrid. Ripens. .H.D. New continental hybrid, on trial ,ripens well ,fine flavour, promising, good disease resistance. MUSCAT CANNELLI .W. Misnamed, from Italy, from D. Jenkins. .Fine autumn colour .Black grape. Ripened 2006, actual name unknown. MUSCAT HAMBURGH.D. Fine ,rather difficult indoor dessert. Comes close to ripening outside for me.

NIEDEROTHER MONSCHREBE.D.W. German, interesting, many tiny bunches of intensely coloured black grapes. May be a wild sort. NERO.HWD. Hungarian table/wine grape ,some amurensis background. Good. NEW YORK MUSCAT. H.D. Disease resistant, good. Ripens well outside, fine flavour. NEZNIJ.H.W. By report, early red grape. On trial.

NOIR HATIF DE MARSEILLES .D/W. Early, good Muscat flavour, moderate crops. OBERLIN 595.H.W.Early,vigorous.Sugar oe92 in 2006,fine autumn colour. OSBU .H.D .New 2003.Red grape. Beta x . Early.

OSELLA.H/T. New blue table grape, early and good by report. On trial. PETIT ROUGE. W .Good wine in N. Italy .On trial, possibilities. PINOT NOIR.. W. Classic wine grape .Borderline ripener. If used, get an early clone. .Best used for sparkling wine. See also Fruhburgunder.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !22 of 26! PINOT MEUNIER. W. See Wrotham Pinot., which is an early clone of this sort. PINOT ST.LAURENT. W. Ancient ,ripens, potential fine wine. PIROVANO 14.D.Mid early ,not a hybrid .Fine, but most unreliable .Needs shelter .Lovely big pink/red grapes, if you can get them. PORTLAND.HD. Concord type but earlier. PRECOCE NOIR. D/W. Promising sugars, May be a synonym for Fruhburgunder. PRICE.HD. New 2003. Medium berry, good light Labrusca. Ripens well.. PRIMA. D. Cardinal x Lival .Big berry and bunch ,fine dessert quality.. +1/2.Very promising new dessert variety. Unfortunately, the wood is poor. PRINCE OF WALES. D. Big berry, fine flavour. A greenhouse variety, but near ripe 2006. QUEEN OF ESTHER. H.D/W. New from Hungary .Ripens very early outside. Promising. RATHEY.HW. A Blauberger hybrid. .HWD .New German hybrid, ripens well. Promising for wine. REMBRANT .H.D. Mid late, high vigour, good strawberry flavour. Disease free RIVERBANK VINE. H.W .Syn. Wonder Vine. Prob. . Ex J. Page- Roberts. Just ripe but excessive acidity. Enormous vigour. RIZEMAT. D. From Z.K. 11-07. By report, large but late.

ROESTLER.HW.A Zweigeltrebe hybrid. ROI DES PRECOCES. D. Unknown origin. small bunches, medium grapes. +1/2. RONDO.H.W.(GM6494-5)Early, good crops, decent sugars. Good wine .Not mildew free No real disease resistance, no matter what some sellers may tell you.. ROTBERGER.W/D. New German variety, big grape, a bit late for me. SABREVOIS .H.W. Ultra-hardy .Good sugars 2006,very clean, herbaceous.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !23 of 26! SAPERAVI SEVERNYI..H.W. Amurensis cross, ripens, good sugars. SCHWARTZREISLING. W .German clone of P. Meunier. Promising. SCHUYLER. H.D .Mid-late, disease free, big grape ,good eating .promising. SEIBEL 4643.H.W Vigorous, mid season, big producer. Good sugars 2006.. SEIBEL 5455.D.W.Ripens,just.Enormous crops but best sites only. SEIBEL 7053.H.W.Just too late but huge disease free crops. SEIBEL 13053.H.W.Midseason,very reliable ,good rose or port style wine. SEVAR.HW. Czech,blue,SV12375 x St Laurent. First crop 2006.Fine colour but low sugars, poor non-Labrusca flavour.

SEVERNYI. H.W. Old Russian female amurensis cross. May be Cabernet Severnyi. SHIRAZ.W. Syn. Syrah Grown in tunnel at Treago vineyard. Classic wine grape. Does not appear to work well in the UK.

SHAKOKA (false).Black Labrusca, ripens, ex T. Skuriat, SIRVANTA.HW. Early Lithuanian grape ,makes rose or white wine. SOLERA. H.D. From both R.S and A.V. 11-07.By report, fine dessert, probably too late.

SPULGA.HW. Latvian, for whites or light reds.

SWENSON RED.H.D. On trial, ripens, promising. TERESHKOVA. H.D. Russian mid season, good grapes, autumn colour. On trial. TIENTURER.W/D. High tannins ,really a wine grape, unusual. Used in France for juice. -1. TRIOMPHE d 'ALSACE .H.W. Reliable, disease free .good sugars, fine wine.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !24 of 26! UNSOLVIJ.HW/T. Russian red. High sugar 2006, medium berry, small bunch, amurensis flavour. May be Vinsolvij.

VALENTINE PARK. D?. Cuttings of ancient vine from this site. On trial. VALIENT.H.W/T/New 2003.Ultra hardy. VAN BUREN .H.D. Big coarse Labrusca VINO NORDICA .HD. Early dessert Labrusca ,from Scandinavia. Very good sugars but sharp slipskin. Smallish berry.

VOILET EARLY.H.D.W. Russian. Ripe, good flavour, some Muscat. Promising. VITIS PURPUREA. W. Purple leaved ornamental, will ripen on wall. Disease prone. VITIS PURPUREA(SPETCHLEY PARK)H.W. Ripens, disease free, fine autumn colour. Promising. WESTFIELD .H.D .New 2003 x Concord. Poor Labrusca.

WROTHAM PINOT. W. Late, ripens .Ancient, tough, ornamental. Good whites. ZILGA.HW/D. Good sugars 2006,Labrusca. Not very good. ZWEIGELTREBE. W .Late, big crops, Austrian. Marginal ripener, some good roses. Fine wine in Austria, and a likely beneficiaryin the U.K. of any global warming.

ES5-3-89. x CASTEL. H/W. On trial.

ES5-8-17.HW. Very early female variety .All cleared by wasps 5/9/06. ES8-2-24.hw Riparia37 x SV23639. Sugars oe95 in 2006. Tienturer.

Sunnybank Vine Nursery Page !25 of 26! ES10-18-50HW,Reported as high vigour

ES10-22-21HWT.Blue,reputedly good eating though a medium cluster and small grape.

ES12-9-32.HW. Very early, small bunch and seeds, high sugars.. VITIS AMURENSIS. Sugar oe 80 2006. VITIS COGNETEAE. Many small bunches 2006,sugars 95oe,very clean, good flavour A complete surprise..

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