If you’re curious to know more about some of the various properties, measurements and traits on the cultivars we have researched, please explore the resource links below.

In addition, the Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Production website contains even more resources as well as featured articles, guides, videos, news, workshops, and more!

Pruning method:
https://extension.psu.edu/dormant-cane-and-spur-pruning-in-bunch-grape-vineyards
https://extension.psu.edu/grapevine-cane-and-spur-pruning-fundamentals

Growth habit:
https://extension.psu.edu/mechanized-grapevine-fruit-zone-leaf-removal
https://extension.psu.edu/grapevine-fruit-zone-leaf-removal
https://extension.psu.edu/early-season-grapevine-canopy-management-part-ii-early-leaf-removal-elr
https://extension.psu.edu/a-general-review-of-applied-grapevine-nutrition-principles
https://extension.psu.edu/a-brief-review-of-fruit-zone-management-principles

Growth vigor:
https://extension.psu.edu/shoot-thinning-considerations-in-bunch-grape-vineyards
https://extension.psu.edu/early-season-grapevine-canopy-management-shoot-thinning
https://extension.psu.edu/a-general-review-of-applied-grapevine-nutrition-principles
https://extension.psu.edu/the-fundamentals-of-grapevine-tissue-sampling-for-nutrient-analysis
https://extension.psu.edu/assessing-and-managing-potassium-concentration-in-the-vineyard

Bud break timing:
https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-and-preventing-spring-frost-and-freeze-damage-to-grapes

Cold injury of buds:
https://extension.psu.edu/grapevine-cold-injury

Cold injury of permanent vine structures:
https://extension.psu.edu/grapevine-cold-injury

Chance the fruit will reach desired maturity:
https://extension.psu.edu/from-the-vineyard-post-veraison-berry-shrivel-and-discoloration

Harvest timing:
https://extension.psu.edu/assessing-and-managing-potassium-concentration-in-the-vineyard

Trellis systems:
https://extension.psu.edu/watson-training-system-for-bunch-wine-grapes

Difficulty controlling sour rot:
https://extension.psu.edu/grape-sour-rot

Difficulty controlling downy mildew:
https://extension.psu.edu/fungicide-resistance-management-in-vineyards
https://extension.psu.edu/grape-disease-downy-mildew
https://extension.psu.edu/downy-mildew-on-grapes

Difficulty controlling powdery mildew:
https://extension.psu.edu/fungicide-resistance-management-in-vineyards
https://extension.psu.edu/powdery-mildew-of-grapes-in-home-gardens

Difficulty controlling botrytis bunch rot
https://extension.psu.edu/botrytis-bunch-rot-winemaking-implications-and-considerations
https://extension.psu.edu/grape-disease-botrytis-bunch-rot
https://extension.psu.edu/fungicide-resistance-management-in-vineyards

Difficulty controlling black rot:
https://extension.psu.edu/grape-disease-black-rot-photo-gallery
https://extension.psu.edu/grape-disease-black-rot

Difficulty controlling phomopsis:
https://extension.psu.edu/phomopsis-cane-leaf-spot-and-fruit-rot-in-home-vineyards

Chemistry: pH
https://extension.psu.edu/assessing-and-managing-potassium-concentration-in-the-vineyard

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