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[Richard O'Barr <topgun@otelco.net>]

Kevin Moore wrote:
> I remember seeing a piece on a muscadine winery in Carolina that made 
> purportedly awesome table wines from muscadine varietals. For the most 
> part, muscadine volunteers are a weed problem for me here, but I would 
> be interested to know what varietals make good table wines instead of 
> the really sweet wines that everyone in Louisiana seems to make. (They 
> may not be Muscadine volunteers because the wild grapes do form in 
> bunches, but I have never let them ripen. I assumed they were probably 
> worthless.)
>
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> *From:* Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
> *To:* North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:35:19 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NAFEX] Fw: Black Monukka Grape Opinions
>
> If you live where muscadines grow, odds are good your other grapes 
> aren't going to live long.  If you want bunch grapes you'll need to 
> get varieties resistant to Pierce's Disease,  a bacterial disease that 
> attacks grapes.  Muscadines  are resistant, or able to tolerate it, 
> but it kills or seriously weakens bunch grapes not bred to resist it.  
>   Besides many grapes bred by T.V. Munson, there are some from Florida 
> and Mississippi programs that are resistant.  Florida grapes include 
> Stover, Conquistador and Lake Emerald, to name a few. Mississippi 
> grapes include MissBlue and MissBlanc.  I believe I mentioned some of 
> the ones from Munson earlier.
> -Lon Rombough
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> On May 21, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Ron wrote:
>
>  
> Admittedly I am a grape novice and I don't remember my criteria for 
> selecting what I did, but from now on if I need to replace something 
> I'll make southern hardiness the prime factor.  Any fruit is better 
> than none.  If anybody in my region has an variety that does really 
> well for them, I would like to know.
>  
> For what it's worth, about 4 years ago I planted one of each Fredonia, 
> White Niagara, Blue Concord, Red Catawba and Himrod.
>  
> The Concord was not thriving one year and then died the 
> following winter so was replaced by Jupiter.   The following winter 
> the Fredonia died and is being replaced by the Black Monukka.  I only 
> have room for 5 table grapes. 
>  
> However, parallel to them are 3 Muscadines: one called Dixie Red, a 
> Fry Bronze, and one we call Jane's Purple because our friend by that 
> name gave it to us.
>  
> Thanks for all your comments,
> Ron: Zone 7b, NW Georgia
>  
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Muscadines for wine in the south are Carlos; white, Ison; black, Noble; 
black, and Magnolia; white. Of course the original Scuppernong; white 
wine, but it is female and bears less than the others mentioned.

TG