Grape

Albany Surprise

aka Grape Table A popular NZ bred table grape that ripens towards the end of autumn. Good weather and disease resistance. Large-medium black fruit that look and taste great with an aromatic spicy flavour. Grapes will grow in most soils but do better with good drainage and of course they love the sun. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Bishop Pompallier

Bishop Pompallier is a heritage grape steeped in NZ history, arriving some 170 years ago. Used as both a table and wine grape. Disease resistant, large, black, sweet, delicately flavoured fruit ripening early March.

Black Dalmation

aka Heritage grape Large black dessert grape with strong, musky flavour and lots of tannin. Origins in Kohukohu where they showed natural disease resistance. Ripens late March. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Buffalo

aka Grape Table A high quality Table Grape with reddish-black fruit with an attractive bloom. The flesh is green, tender, sweet, juicy with a hint of spice. Regular generous cropper that shows good disease resistance. Ripe around Feb-March. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Canadice

Canadice is a vitis vinifera cultivar. Ideal grape for snacks, salads, juice or wine. Early to ripen, sweet with a hint of spice.

Candy

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Flame

aka Grape Table A European seedless table grape that has round red fruit with a crisp, firm texture and an excellent sweet flavour. The vine is heavy bearing and the grapes ripen quite early - around about February/March. Happiest in a sunny, sheltered spot in nice free draining loam. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Himrod

aka Grape Table A gorgeous green selection with loose clusters of medium size grapes with a honey-like flavour and melt in your mouth texture and few seeds. Ripe Feb-March. Really likes the warmth so plant in a sunny sheltered spot with well drained soil. Prune in winter after leaf fall. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Iona

aka Grape Table A very hardy Grape variety with good disease resistance and the ability to grow in coastal conditions. Heavy crops of sweet pinkish grapes, medium in size, ripe March-April. Grapes will grow in most soils but do better with good drainage and of course they love the sun. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Kyoho

aka Grape Table A delicious table Grape that is very popular in Japan mainly as the Grapes are HUGE and very, very sweet. Black-purple in colour, ripe early autumn. Slip skin variety. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Prune in winter after leaf fall. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Lakemont Seedless

Grape ‘Lakemont Seedless’ is a selection of Vitis vinifera. It is grown for productive crops with green tones, typically noted around february/march.

Moores Diamond

aka Grape Table This grape is quite compact in habit though obviously will still need quite a bit of space and support. The skin is blushed pink when fully ripe and have a tangy flavour. The grapes are ripe around March. Shows good disease resistance. Happy in the sun with good drainage. Winter prune only. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

New York Muscat

aka Grape Muscat This grape is rated as absolutely the best for flavour. The oval reddish-blue fruits are aromatic with an intense rich Muscat flavour. A hardy and vigorous tendril climber that is happiest in a sunny, sheltered position. Ripe around Feb-March. Seeds. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Niagara

aka Grape Table Bred in America in 1882 and still one of the most popular table grapes today. Large juicy oval fruits that are an attractive green shade and pleasantly aromatic. The fruit is sweet, can be used for juice, wine making or simply popping straight into your mouth! Ripe March-April. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Pink Muscatel

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Pinot Meunier

aka Wine grape Wine Grape. A very early, hardy, French, red wine grape, which may be relied upon in all seasons. Most noted for being one of the three main varieties used in making Champagne. Woolly white leaf fur makes it more frost hardy. Grapes grow do better with good drainage and they love the sun. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Queen Of The Vineyard

Queen Of The Vineyard is a vitis vinifera cultivar. It produces good clusters of medium sized fruit that has a light muscat flavour with overtones of rose petal and having a pale gold-green colour when ripe. A good table grape with a pleasant flavour.

Robinson

aka Grape Table A nice table grape with deep purple to black bunches of grapes which are produced regularly and reliably. Ripe around March-April. Plant in a sunny well drained spot and prune in winter after autumn leaf fall. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.

Schuyler

Schuyler is a vitis vinifera cultivar. An excellent eating sweet, juicy, blue-black table grape. Good crops of medium sized fruit in long clusters are produced on vigorous vines.

Steubens

aka Grape Table This grape is recommended for the home gardener as it is easy to grow and shows good disease resistance. The grapes are reddish-black with a sweet and spicy flavour. Ripe around March-April. Plant in a sunny well drained spot and winter prune only. Deciduous. Habit: Climber. Leaves: Deciduous, Green.