Grapevine suggestion

[andy]

After Monty's visit to a vineyard on GW last night, i'd like to have a go at getting a decent vine going.  The criteria are....

Must be hardy, although it can go in a greenhouse if needed
Preferably red
Dessert grapes.....deliciously sweet.

I bought a punnet from Tesco yesterday and the variety was called "crimson"

Any suggestions

[Rosefriend]

The RHS are showing this list andy,.

I like the sound of "Regent"...

Red wine grape: ‘New York Muscat’ AGM : A good, pink to dark red skinned, blackcurrant-flavoured dessert Muscat. Disease resistant - best grown in a warm position. Good autumn colour.

Red wine grape: ‘Boskoop Glory’AGM : An ideal dual-purpose vine for the amateur, it crops reliably and is disease-resistant. Moderately good flavour.

Red wine grape: ‘Regent’ : Has good disease resistance and makes good-quality wine. It is high yielding and sweet.

Red wine grape: ‘Pinot Noir’ : Needs a cool climate to fully develop its flavours - prone to botrytis, so avoid damp conditions.

White White wine grape: ‘Seyval Blanc’ (syn.’Seyve Villard 5276) wine grape: ‘Seyval Blanc’ (syn.’Seyve Villard 5276) : Good resistance to powdery and downy mildew. It is a reliable cropper and is useful in blended wine or sparkling wines.

White wine grape: ‘Phonix’ : Makes good quality wine and is good for juicing.

White wine grape: ‘Muller Thurgau’ (syn. ‘Reisling – Sylvaner’) : High-yielding and tasty with an aromatic riesling flavour. In cool-temperate areas, however, it often does not ripen and suffers from botrytis.

White wine grape: ‘Chardonnay’ : This early ripening, highly scented, dark golden grape, is excellent as a dessert or for wine.

‘Schiava Grossa’ (syn. ‘Black Hamburg’ and ‘Trollinger’) : A superbly flavoured, heavy yielding black cultivar, ideal for an unheated greenhouse.

‘Muscat of Alexandria’ : A delicious white Muscat, which needs heat to do well.

‘Foster’ Seedling’ : A white, prolific, early ripening variety, with large bunches of grapes and a superb flavour. Eat immediately after picking.

‘Buckland Sweetwater’ : This is early ripening, tasty and high yielding. It is suitable for a small greenhouse but may need extra feeding. Keeps well.

[Dutchy]

Boskoop Glory is the only one you can grow in the Netherlands that does real well and those grapes are indeed sweet and lovely. ( imho better than moderate but it is the only one I can grow so no comparison. ) I don't know about what you can permit yourself to grow. Circumstances in the UK are so much milder and more generous to grapes. Even inside GH's

I noticed it is on RF's list as well.

[blc]

Oct 15, 2016 6:57:57 GMT andy said:

After Monty's visit to a vineyard on GW last night, i'd like to have a go at getting a decent vine going.  The criteria are....

Must be hardy, although it can go in a greenhouse if needed
Preferably red
Dessert grapes.....deliciously sweet.

I bought a punnet from Tesco yesterday and the variety was called "crimson"

Any suggestions

How are your grapes doing?

I found this.

www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/4791819/Vine-and-dandy.html

[Dutchy]

And I found something else.
It is to do with that tropical fruit fly. The ones that not wait for fruit to rot but take it when it is ripening.
They do attack anything blue or red but not white so maybe a white vine?

[blc]

Aug 8, 2017 8:09:28 GMT Dutchy said:

And I found something else.
It is to do with that tropical fruit fly. The ones that not wait for fruit to rot but take it when it is ripening.
They do attack anything blue or red but not white so maybe a white vine?

I've been thinking of trying grapes too.  Think I need marquis.  My son had brought some home a few years back from the lab, but it seems they were overly tart and had seeds.  I want to try a white/green table grape.  My concern is birds.  May have to put another trellis where we have the raspberry's.  We used deer block to keep the birds and other animals out.  We took it off a few days ago to let the birds have whatever was left of the blueberries and raspberries.