Vitis Marquette - grape - vine

🌿 General Description

• Type: Climbing vine (deciduous)
• Origin: University of Minnesota breeding program
• Use: Wine grape (primarily red)

👉 This is a professional vine, not just ornamental.

📏 Growth

• Length: 3 to 6 m and +
• Vigor: Medium to strong

👉 Easy to train on:

• trellis
• pergola
• fence

🍇 Fruits

• Color: Dark blue / black
• Size: Medium
• Taste:
  • Sweet
  • Complex aromas (cherry, dark fruits, spices)

👉 Very good for:

• red wine
• rosé wine
• processing

💡 Can be eaten fresh, but it's primarily a wine grape.

🍷 Wine Quality

👉 BIG strong point:

• Good sugar content (high Brix)
• Good acidity
• Intense color

➡️ Produces wines comparable to some European varietals in cold climates

🌸 Flowering / Harvest

• Flowering: early summer
• Harvest:
  👉 late September to October (depending on season)

☀️ Exposure

• Full sun essential
  👉 Minimum 6-8 hours for good production

🌱 Soil

• Well-drained (CRITICAL)
• Tolerates:
  • poor soils
  • sand / loam

👉 Avoid heavy, waterlogged soils

❄️ Hardiness

• Zone 3 to 4
  👉 Perfect for Quebec (even cold regions)

💡 Can survive temperatures around -35°C

💧 Maintenance

• Annual pruning essential (like any vine)
• Trellising recommended
• Moderate watering

👉 This is a productive plant → requires minimal management

🛡️ Resistance

• Very good disease resistance
• Tolerates:
  • downy mildew
  • powdery mildew (better than European vines)

👉 Fewer treatments needed