Cultivars

Grape

A familiar source of polyphenols and vitamin C, fresh or dried.

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Diamond Muscat

Grape

Flavor

Strong, pleasant muscat flavor - more intense than the related "Summe...

Texture

Seedless

Size

Small berries (~2 g)

Shape

White/green berries, high sugar, low acid

Ripens

Very early season (about a week before Summer Muscat)

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Glenora

Grape

Flavor

Sweet, mild, slightly spicy; not strongly "foxy"/labrusca in character

Texture

Seedless; melting flesh

Size

Medium to large berries

Shape

Large, well-filled, somewhat loose clusters; deep blue-black, thin, s...

Ripens

Mid-August

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Lakemont

Grape

Flavor

Mild, sweet - milder than its sibling variety Himrod

Texture

Seedless, crisp

Size

Small to medium berries

Shape

Large, very well-filled, compact clusters; pale green to yellow-white...

Ripens

Mid-late September; stores well after harvest

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Mars

Grape

Flavor

Concord-like, mildly "foxy"/labrusca, sweet

Texture

Seedless; slipskin

Size

Medium to large berries

Shape

Medium, compact clusters; berries turn from crimson to deep blue at m...

Ripens

Mid-late July - early season, roughly a month before Concord; holds w...

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Vanessa

Grape

Flavor

Sweet, fruity, mildly aromatic - notably not "foxy"/labrusca in chara...

Texture

Seedless; firm, crisp flesh, non-slipskin

Size

Medium berries, oblong/oval

Shape

Medium, compact, well-filled clusters; deep bright red berries with m...

Ripens

Early-mid season (would ripen earlier than its typical late-Sep timin...

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Yates

Grape

Flavor

"Foxy," classic musky American-labrusca character, sweet and flavorful

Texture

Seeded

Size

Large berries, up to 3/4 in.

Shape

Compact, medium clusters; red-skinned (one lower-confidence source ca...

Ripens

Late season, about a week after Concord