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BOORDY VINEYARD 
J. & P. WAGNER, Props. 
RIDERWOOD, MARYLAND 
¥ JAN 2 - 1953 
Grape Vines For Wine Growers U. S. Department of 
This is our tenth amval offering of the French hybrid grape vines--vines which are now growing 
and ylelding good red and white table wines in almost every state of the Union. Each year has 
seen an increase of interest in these remarkable new grape vines, as word about them has passed 
from successful growers to their neighbors. It is surprising how the news gets arounde The way 
they have adapted themselves to the varying climates and soils of the United States has surpassed 
even our expectations. 
But this has not been entirely by chance. Every mail brings us questions from customers old 
and new about grape-growing and about points in wine-makinge Every mail adds to the body of 
information which our clients have generously passed along to us on the behavior of these grape 
vines in some part of the country. This helps us to hold down our list to proved varieties, 
and helps us to say with growing assurance which varieties grow best wheree This information 
is at your disposal. aa: 
WHAT ARE THE FRENCH HYBRIDS? 
In wine-making, the main thing is the grape. It is much more important, for example, than the 
Soile If the grapes are right, it is possible to make good wine. If the grapes are wrong, the 
product will be unsatisfactory no matter what the soil is and how much care is put into making 
the winee 
411 of the famous wines of the world owe their fame to the grape varieties from which they are 
made=--<the Pinot of Burgundy, the Cabernet of Bordeaux, the Riesling of the Rhinelande 
These and the other classical Buropean varieties--some for fine wine and some for the mass 
production of ordinary wine--grow well in California, producing wine of the Buropean type. 
Elsewhere in the United States the European wine grapes (all of them varieties of a single 
_ species) are too tender to come through our winters, and in our difficult summers are subject 
“to many diseasese It is not practical to grow theme Outside of California we have had to 
depend until recent years on domesticated varieties of our wild native grapese Some of these-- 
Delaware and Catawba especially--produce wine of good quality. But the wines of these varieties 
have rather pronounced special flavors and are quite distinct in character from wines of the 
Buropean typeée 
Thanks to the development of the French hybrids, it has now become possible to grow red and 
white table wines of the European type in those parts of the United States where, hitherto, 
only wine from the domesticated mative grapes could be grown. 
These French hybrids are a group of grape varieties which were bred in France by crossing the 
European varieties with certain of the American species. The object in this breeding has been 
to obtain vines bearing fruit like the classic European varieties but possessing the tough 
vine characteristics of the American vinese 
In the course of nearly three-quarters of a century of patient labor (and after many disappoint- 
ments) the French hybridizers have been able to produce new grape varieties of truly astonish- 
ing character--hardy, disease resistant, productive, and--this is the point--capable of yielding 
Proprietors, Bonded Winery No. 13, Fifth District 
