Buffalo

Life Style / Wine Grapes / Buffalo: Has synonym names NY 10830 and Early Steuben. Vigorous, productive, early ripening (around 2 weeks before Concord) variety derived from Herbert and Watkins varieties by NY's Geneva Research Station in 1938. Resembles its 'Herbert' parent. Once found extensively planted in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada and elsewhere. Moderately winter hardy, with good growth vigor, it usually ripens in late September and can produce very sweet, blue slipskin fruit. Produces best when trained to 4-cane Kniffen system. At last report this Concord-type grape has been displaced by other varieties except where used for tablegrape and juice production.
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Herbert

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Herbert: Derived from a Carter x Black Hamburg cross. Vigorous, productive and moderately winter hardy cultivar suitable for cool climates such as the Finger Lakes region of N.Y. State. Is one of the parents o MORE

Rubiana

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Rubiana: New grapevine released in 2003. Formerly briefly known as 'Abundance' and currently (7/2004) has name challenge again. Has synonym name GR 7 (ie. 'Geneva Red #7'). Derived from a Buffalo x Baco Noir c MORE

Watkins

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Watkins: Reported to be a cross of Ontario x Mills. (No information on this grape as yet other than it is an early ripening variety developed at the Geneva Institute in the Finger Lakes region of N.Y State and MORE