Life Style / Wine Grapes / Mills: Variety developed about 1870 in Ontario, Canada, reportedly from a Muscat Hamburg seed x Creveling cross. Winter tender and has medium vigor/productivity in New York State. Only succeeds in certain soils, seemingly favoring heavy, rich clay-type soils. Ripens somewhat later than Concord to give large, very dark-red to jet-black skinned berries when fully ripe than can hang until April.
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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Keuka: Reported to be an early ripening variety created at the Geneva Institute of New York from a Chasselas Rose x Mills crossing. Has some ampelographic resemblance to the Delaware variety. Ripening around MORE