Variety Susceptibility

Relative susceptibility of wine and juice grape varieties to low-temperature injury, disease, and
sensitivity to sulfur applications.

Variety	WH¹	BR²	DM	PM	BOT	PHOM	EU	CG	ALS	Sulfur
Baco noir	4	+++	+	++	+	+	++	+++	++	No
Cabernet franc	3	+++	+++	+++	+	?	+++	+++	?	No
Cabernet Sauvignon	2	+++	+++	+++	+	+++	+++	+++	?	No
Catawba	5	+++	+++	++	+	+++	+	+	+	No
Cayuga White	4	+	++	+	+	+	+	?	++	No
Chambourcin	3	+++	++	+	++	?	?	++	?	Yes
Chancellor	5	+	+++	+++	+	+++	+	++	+++	Yes
Chardonel	4	?	++	+++	++	?	?	++	++	No
Chardonnay	2	++	+++	+++	+++	+++	++	+++	++	No
Concord	5	+++	+	++	+	+++	+++	+	++	Yes
De Chaunac	5	+	++	+++	+	++	+++	++	+++	Yes
Delaware	5	++	+++	++	++	+++	+	+	++	No
Esprit	5	?	++	+++	++	?	?	?	?	?
Horizon	5	?	+	+++	++	?	?	+	+++	No
LaCrosse	6	+++	+	++	+++	?	?	?	?	?
Léon Millot	6	?	+	++	+++	?	?	+	?	?
Limberger	2	+++	+++	+++	+	?	+++	+++	?	No
Maréchal Foch	6	++	+	++	+	?	+++	?	+	Yes
Melody	4	+++	++	+	+	?	?	?	++	No
Merlot	1	++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++		No
Niagara	4	+++	+++	++	+	+++	+	++	+	No
Pinot blanc	2	+++	+++	+++	++	?	+++	+++	?	No
Pinot gris	2	+++	+++	+++	++	?	+++	+++	?	No
Pinot noir	1	+++	+++	+++	Varies	?	+++	+++	++	No
Saint Croix	6	?	++	++	++	?	?	?	?	?
Saint Pepin	5	?	+	+++	++	?	?	?	?	?
Seyval	4	+++	++	+++	+++	+	+	+++	++	No
Steuben	5	++	+	+	+	?	?	+	++	No
Ventura	6	++	++	+++	+	?	?	+	+++	No
Vidal blanc	3	+	++	+++	+	+	+	+++	+	No
Vignoles	5	+	++	+++	+++	++	++	+++	++	No
White Riesling	2	+++	+++	+++	+++	0	++	+++	+	No

^{1WH = Winter hardiness, 1 = too tender for all but a few select sites, 2 = tender, 3 = slightly hardy, may be grown on better sites, 4 = moderately hardy, 5 = hardy, and 6 = very hardy, worthy of trial on cold sites.
^{2BR = Black rot, DM = Downy mildew, PM = Powdery mildew, Bot = Botrytis, Phom = Phomopsis, Eu = Eutypa, CG = Crown gall, ALS = Angular leaf scorch, Sulfur = sensitivity to sulfur spray injury.
^{3Disease categories are rated as follows: + = slightly susceptible or sensitive, ++ = moderately susceptible or sensitive, +++ = highly susceptible or sensitive, ? = relative susceptibility or sensitivity not established.}}}

Table prepared by Bruce Bordelon, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and published in Winegrape Varieties for the Midwest, Proceedings 1998 Illinois Small Fruit and Strawberry Schools.

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