This is a pic of my Brianna blooming, this is the stage where they pollinate thru the wind, there normally is only about 60% pollination, the unpollinated will fall of the vine.
sorry Grapeman, 2003 was when it was intro as a wine grape, 2005 is when it was available to us... you are the expert..you growing in a cold climate are missing out if you have not planted them yet
sorry Grapeman, 2003 was when it was intro as a wine grape, 2005 is when it was available to us... you are the expert..you growing in a cold climate are missing out if you have not planted them yet
I was reluctant to post that because I don't want to be seen as a know it all. I knew Elmer Swenson bred the grape and he died a few years ago in his 90's. He allowed some of us to take some of his unnamed varieties into possession to keep the lines alive. He really was a great pioneer.
I took this photo in early May at the RayLen Vineyards and Winery, Mocksville, NC. My wife and I enjoyed several days of touring vineyards in the Yadkin Valley, considered the heart of North Carolina wine activities.
Pcharles thanks for posting the pictures. Makes me really want to pack up and relocate to my property in Pittsboro so I can finally start my vineyard down there.