RED WINE VARIETIES 
(Asterisk (*) indicates most popular and widely-tested varieties.) 
*Baco Noo lo Early, ripening with us first week in September. Hardy, resistant, ultra 
vagorouso Moderate crops. With age, its well-balanced wine acquires a bouquet resembling 
that of red Bordeaux wine. Long pruning. 
*Delicatessen. Early mid-season, a week after Baco. Vigorous, hardy, healthy, and a good 
producer. Not a French hybrid, but a hybrid developed some years ago by To Vo Munson, in 
Texase Wine has a distinct and agreeable raspberry=like aroma, and is highly desirable for 
blending because of its intense color. Long pruning. 
*Seibel 1000. Early, about with Baco Noo. 1. Variety recommended by NY. Experiment Station 
and currently enjoying a vogue with the wineries of New York State and Canada. Very vigor= 
ous, healthy and winter-hardy. In congenial regions, a good producer of large, loose bun- 
ches yielding a very "solid" wine fairly pale in color and low in acid, btending well with 
other red wines. Uneven crop in uncongenial areas, but worth a trial. Half-long pruningo 
Seibel 4643. Barly mid-season. A heavy producer of good-quality wine, but its big,compact 
bunches and soft texture require prompt picking in wet seasons. Prefers a fairly dry, mild 
climate. Spur pruning. 
Seibel 5455. Early mid-season. A favorite in many parts of France, and in Switzerland, 
owing to its combination of steady production, good health, and good wine quality. We note 
two defects; a tendency of fast-growing shoots to break at the joint in excessively windy 
locations, and a relative lack of hardiness. These defects do not matter in appropriate 
locations. Short pruning. 
Seibel 5898. Early mid-season. Heavy producer of deeply-colored wine, valuable in 
blends. Spur pruningo 
Seibel 6359. Mid-season, ripening shortly after Concord. Winter hardy. Moderate disease-=- 
resistance. Upright in habit and easy to keep on the trellis. Foliage tums deep red in 
the Fall. Bears a good crop of big, tight bunches, frequently double-shouldered but does 
not develop very high sugar content. Short pruningo 
Seibel 6905. Mid-season. Good producer of superior wine in warm, dry climates. Very cap= 
ricious in humid climates. Spur pruning. 
*Seibel 7053. Barly mid-season. One of the heaviest producers when well grown. Buds push 
early, so frosty sites should be avoided; but even after frost damage it will produce a 
partial cropo Yields a sound, well-balanced wine. Somewhat subject to leaf burn if spray 
solution is too concentrated. Short pruning. 
Seibel 7157. Early mid-season. Good wine but rather feeble vine. Spur pruningo 
Seibel 8745. Barly mid-season» Good wine, heavy producer. Promising for frosty spotso 
Spur pruningo 
*Seibel 10096. Mid-season, slightly behind S. 5455. Fruit borne in hunches always above 
average in size, frequently enormous. Vine healthy and of average vigor, and should be 
pruned closely to avoid over-bearing. Fruit sets over a longer period than is true of 
most grape varieties, so that bunches are sometimes ragged. To be classed as a medium 
hardy variety.s Superior wine quality. One of our most desirable varieties. 
“Seibel 10878. Medium early. Vine healthy, vigorous and of average productivitye Grown 
Somewhat in the French Cote d'Or for ordinaire. Half-long pruning» 
*Seibel 13053. Our earliest red-wine variety, ripening at Boordy Vineyard around August 20.0 
Vigorous, hardy and resistant, most suitable for short-season regions. Heavy producer of 
excellent wine of fairly light color, which blends well with Baco> Ripe fruit hangs indef- 
initely without rotting, even inwet seasonso Half=-long pruning o 
