ND054.27 grape (RFP-351)

ND054.27 is a variety of grape suitable for white wine production and is well adapted to the Upper Midwest climate of the United States. It was developed at North Dakota State University and released by the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station in 2023. It is extremely high yielding and exhibits a high level of cold hardiness.

ND054.27 has shown limited cold temperature dieback (winter injury) in comparison to the cold hardy gris wine grape 'Frontenac Gris' (U.S. Plant Patent No. 16,478) during several severe winters. The fruit of ND054.27 produces a good quality, well balanced wine with notes of apple, melon, watermelon, pear, and citrus. It exhibits good disease resistance, showing low susceptibility to powdery mildew (Uncinula necator), downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola), black rot (Guignardia bidwellii), and foliar phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae).

This grape is patented in the U.S. (Plant Patent No. 36,385) and is available for licensing.

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