Viticultural Information
La Crescent
Description
This white wine grape came from a cross of St. Pepin and a Swenson selection from V. riparia x Muscat Hamburg. It was introduced by the University of Minnesota in 2002. A cold-hardy grape, La Crescent trunks have survived at -36° F. Moderately disease resistant, the leaves sometimes exhibit downy mildew. The breeders report “La Crescent’s intense nose of apricot, peach, and citrus lends itself to superior quality off-dry or sweet white wines. The grape’s high acidity provides good structure for excellent dessert or late-harvest style wines.”
People
Links
The University of Minnesota - Cold Hardy Grapes Foundation Plant Services at UC Davis is the source of Foundation grapevine material for the nursery industry, and the staff can provide information about possible sources for obtaining this stock. The National Grape Registry (NGR) contains information about varieties of wine, juice, and table grapes, raisins, and grape rootstocks available in the United States. Growers, nurseries, winemakers and researchers can find background information and source contacts for those grape varieties in this single convenient location.
Publications
Covert, Cheryl. 2008. Cold Climate Grape Varieties from Eastern U.S. Breeding Programs (PDF). Foundation Plant Services Grape Program Newsletter, November 2008:10-12.
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