Viticultural Information
Frontenac gris
Description
Frontenac gris was developed by the University of Minnesota. This is a white wine version of Frontenac that started as a single bud mutation yielding gray (thus named gris) fruit and amber-colored juice. The vine exhibits the same optimum growth characteristics as Frontenac and requires the same cultural practices. Arching canes and minimal tendrils provide relatively easy training and pruning. In Minnesota, Frontenac and Frontenac gris ripen in late mid-season, and are good sugar producers with 24-25° Brix not uncommon.
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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