NYS Grape Varieties

New York State grape harvest is now underway! Although Concords are the most prominent variety of grapes, accounting for 2/3 of New York’s total grape acreage and tonnage, below is more information about the rainbow of grapes that are homegrown here!
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	Alden is a reddish-blue variety with large clusters and large berries. Cluster thinning is necessary to increase cluster compactness and to permit uniform ripening. Berries have a firm texture, an adherent skin, and a mild labrusca and muscat flavors.
	Buffalo produces medium size, loose bunches of blue grapes with a fruity labrusca flavor. The vines are hardy and vigorous but susceptible to powdery mildew.
	Edelweiss produces early-ripening fruit similar to that of its parent, Ontario, but the vine is much more winter hardy.
	Golden Muscat produces very large clusters of large, oval, amber berries. The late-ripening fruit may be high in acid if not fully ripened; full maturity is not reliably reached in most New York locations. The flavor is a rich combination of muscat and labrusca, and the vine is hardy and productive.
	New York Muscat is a reddish-blue grape with a rich muscat-labrusca flavor. The vines are moderately vigorous and produce medium sized, loosely filled clusters.
	Ontario is a full flavored, American, white grape that ripens early. Vines are vigorous, productive, and easy to grow.
	Seneca is a white grape with oval berries on medium-sized clusters. Berries have a firm texture, and the skin adheres to the flesh. The flavor is excellent, with pleasing labrusca overtones.
	Sheridan produces large, compact clusters with large, black, Concord-type berries that ripen very late in the season. The vine is productive, vigorous, hardy, and easy to grow.
	Steuben is a bluish-black grape that produces long, tapering, compact clusters that are among the most attractive of all dessert grape varieties. The flavor is sweet with a spicy tang. The vines are hardy, vigorous, productive, and easily grown by home gardeners.
	Yates is a hardy, late ripening, red grape with juicy-sweet flesh, moderate labrusca flavor, and tough skin.