Blue grape varieties
Blue grapes are a storehouse of vitamins. It has a beautiful appearance and wonderful taste. The lines of the poem written by Akhmatova confirm this: "the smell of blue grapes is sweet ... The intoxicating distance teases ..."
Blue grape varieties
Variety Tambovskiy
Tambov is a blue grape with an early ripening period. It belongs to early maturing and frost-resistant hybrids.
This blue grape variety ripens in different regions of Russia, the fruits on the vine do not last long.
The Tambovskiy variety is included in the State Register. Its description:
- the shape of the bunch is conical, regular;
- bunch weight - up to 0.5 kg;
- oval berries;
- the color of the berries is blue, with a purple tint;
- the pulp is homogeneous, juicy;
- the skin is dense and crispy.
This blue grape variety is characterized by rapid fruit ripening - 110-115 days after the opening of the buds. The green pulp has a pleasant balanced taste and a mild odor.
Bushes are tall and well leafy. The vine must be tied to supports. The leaves of the Tambov grapes are five-lobed, green, wrinkled.
The variety is resistant to diseases.
Black Monucca variety
One of the most beautiful and delicious blue grape varieties is Black Monucca. It has several more names: Kishmish, Kara kishmish, Shuvargany. It was taken out on the territory of Central Asia, then it spread throughout the world.
Description of the oriental variety Black Monucca:
- vigorous bush;
- high yield;
- frost resistance is low;
- susceptibility to disease;
- mid-ripeness;
- seedlessness.
The leaves are funnel-shaped, covered with a net of wrinkles, dark green, with a characteristic strong dissection, three-lobed and pubescent below.
Clusters are medium in size, in the form of a cylinder or cone. The berries are loose. The shape of the berries is oval, the color is dark, blue-black. By the time of full ripening, a light whitish protective coating appears on them.
The skin is thin, pleasantly crispy on the teeth. The taste is completely balanced.
The benefits of blue grapes are obvious. Chemical analysis confirms the presence of microelements and vitamins of groups A, B, E. Low calorie content allows it to be eaten with a diet, dried or fresh.
Black pearl grade
The variety is distinguished by early ripening of fruits.
Black pearls were obtained by selection at the Potapenko Research Institute. Hybrids August and Centaur were used for crossing. In another way, the variety is called the Black Pearl.
The variety has become widespread in areas with industrial winemaking. Blue grapes Pearls are useful both fresh and frozen.
Characteristics of Black Pearl grapes:
- vigorous shoots;
- the edge is bare;
- the petiole is short;
- leaves are five-toed, pubescent;
- frost resistance;
- instability to fungal diseases;
- early maturity.
Castings are dark green, with characteristic cuts. Harvest is ready for harvest at the end of August. The sugar content in fruits is up to 25% with an acidity of 7-8 g / cu. dm.
Bunches are conical, medium-sized (up to 350 g).The berries are fragrant with a nutmeg flavor. Their color is dark purple, almost black. The bush survives in freezing temperatures down to -30 ° C.
Variety Black delight
Black delight was bred in Russia at the end of the twentieth century in Novocherkassk. To obtain, a selection method with a combined scheme was used, as a result of which not only blue grape hybrids were obtained.
At the final stage, Black Delight received the qualities of Zarya Severa, Dolores grapes and early Russian. As a result of the work carried out, Delight has frost resistance, immunity to many diseases and early ripening of the fruit cluster.
Properties and qualities of the variety:
- tall bush;
- rapid growth of vines;
- annual fruiting;
- high productivity;
- frost resistance;
- resistance to fungal diseases.
The ripening period is 130-135 days. High yield, ability to store and long-term transportation allows selling Black Delight in all regions of the country, far from the place of cultivation.
The variety has large bunches (up to 2 kg) of a cylindrical shape, large berries with a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Their skin is dense, dark in color, with an attractive black tint. The pulp is homogeneous. The sugar content is up to 10%. Berry weight - up to 6 g. Fresh juice is sweet and aromatic.
Variety Original black
The original black was bred by Ukrainian breeders from Damascus rose and Dantier de Saint Valier. It belongs to table varieties, is unpretentious to soil and maintenance, and is widespread in Russia and Ukraine.
Refers to garden plants with increased winter hardiness. The fruiting factor is 0.7. It has an excellent presentation and is well transported over long distances.
The variety will delight you with its yield.
The variety is thermophilic, demanding good lighting. Its description:
- tall;
- winter hardy;
- with fast maturation of the vine;
- high-yielding.
The crop is harvested from mid-September. Bunches are conical, medium-sized - up to 550 g. The density of berries is medium, loose fit. Weight - 6-7 g, oval shape.
The skin is dense, elastic, crunches when bitten. The flavor is distinctive and sweet.
Some blue grape varieties are used for decoration due to their visual appeal. The original black belongs to these types. Its beautiful velvety fruits look great as a decoration for fruit salads or hot dishes.
Variety Autumn black
Autumn black was bred in Moldova by crossing French varieties Alphonse Lavalle and Pierrelle small. It belongs to canteens, medium ripening. From bud break to harvest, 140 days pass.
In the northern regions, the variety requires shelter for the winter.
The grape crop has a beautiful appearance, suitable for growing both on an industrial scale and in garden plots. Description of Autumn Black:
- tall bush;
- bisexual flower;
- large clusters (up to 1 kg);
- the shape of the bunch is conical;
- high yield;
- annual fruiting;
- transportability is high;
- average frost resistance;
- increased resistance to diseases.
The shape of the bunch is conical. The berries fit tightly, their shape is oval-oblong, the color is deep black.
The skin is not thick, the pulp is juicy, homogeneous, without inclusions. The taste is sweet and sour, balanced, harmonious.
Pruning - up to 35 eyes per bush. Blue grape varieties, such as Autumn Black, are demanding on the load, the weight of their bunches is not small, so the procedure for forming a bush is carried out regularly.
It is useful for the human body to drink freshly squeezed juice every day to replenish the required amount of vitamins and minerals. The properties of the berries make it possible to preserve them for a long time.
Variety Athos
Atos has been grown on large farms since 2012. It is an early-ripening table variety. It is used for the production of juices, for the production of red and rosé wines.
The variety has excellent characteristics:
- vigorous bush;
- flowers are bisexual;
- shoots are brown;
- the nodes on the shoots are red;
- the vine is powerful, brown;
- leaves are slightly pubescent.
Bushes grow tall. For the varieties Muromets, Bashkir Black Original and Anthony, the same shape and size of the bush is characteristic as for the Athos variety.
The shape of the bunch is conical. The berries fit tightly, without peas, reach a weight of 12 g. The color of the berries is almost black, the shape is elongated, with a sharp end. The skin is firm but crispy and tasty. The reddish flesh has a juicy and balanced taste.
Leaves with a characteristic dissection, rounded and dark green.
It takes no more than 100 days for the crop to fully ripen. At the end of July - in the first week of August, they start mass harvesting.
Because of its sweetness, Athos is attractive to birds. So that they do not harm the crop, drinkers should be hung on the stems of the vine.
Useful properties of berries - strengthening the immunity of adults and children, replenishing the body with pectin, enzymes and fiber.
Conclusion
Grapes - a berry that has a huge set of useful trace elements necessary for the full functioning of the human body. It is in demand due to its taste. In order not to harm health, you should observe the measure in the use of delicacies.