I am on the east coast but I really enjoyed the Tramminette Vidal and Vignoles
blend and the Traminette Vidal blend I have made.

I like Vignoles and I am growing It is not a hard grape to grow but it is a
little more of a challenge than Vidal and Traminette. Also The yeilds are not as
good as Traminette and Vidal. It is a tight clustered grape that can be prone to
botrytis. The clusters can get so tight that the berries crack. If you are in a
drier climate neither of these may issues. That having been said it has nice
ripe fruit aromas and flavors and the sugar is generally really good.

I planted LaCrescent a couple years ago and should get a crop this year - It is
a short season grape out of MN. A couple people I asked at the time preferred it
over LaCross and Esprit

Hope that helps

Roy

--- In grapesrus@yahoogroups.com, KENTON ERWIN <kenton_erwin@...> wrote:
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> May I please have your ideas for best white hybrid winegrapes for the Pacific
Northwest? (Portland, Oregon). I want to minimize the heavy spraying required
for vinifera.
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> Requirements: High disease resistance; early to mid-season ripening; decent
yields; good wine potential.
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> Grapes on my list to consider (but what am I missing?): Cayuga, Seyval Blanc,
Traminette, Vignoles, Vidal blanc.
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> Thanks for any comments on those, and any other white hybrid winegrapes that
are your favorites for wine. Some of these grapes are intended for places much
colder than here, so I'm not sure how they'd perform here.
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> My favorite vinifera white wine flavors: Riesling, Viognier, S. blanc, Gewurz.
NOT Chardonnay.
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> Kenton Erwin
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> Kenton Erwin Consulting, LLC
> Portland, OR
> Wine sales; cellar, vineyard, and collection consulting
> www.kentonwines.blogspot.com
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