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Our Reds
Corot Noir
Produces distinctive deep red wine with attractive berry and cherry aromas and can be used for varietal wine production or for blending.
Corot Noir is considered to represent a distinct improvement in red wine varietal options available to cold climate producers.
Parentage: Seyve Villard 18-307 x Steuben
Frontenac
Frontenac produces grapes with high sugar and high acidity used to produce dry red wine, rosé, and port.
Wines typically present aromas of cherry and other red fruits. Acid reducing techniques are often used by the winemaker.
Parentage: Landot 4511 x University of Minnesota V. riparia selection no. 89 For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/?s=&varietal%5Bfrontenac%5D=frontenac
Parentage: Landot 4511 x University of Minnesota V. riparia selection no. 89 For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/?s=&varietal%5Bfrontenac%5D=frontenac
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Marechal Foch
Marechal Foch is used to make a variety of styles of wine, ranging from a light red wine similar to Beaujolais to more extracted wines with intense dark "inky" purple colour and unique varietal character, and even sweet, fortified, Port-like wines.
Wines made from Marechal Foch tend to have strong acidity, aromas of black fruits and, in some cases, toasted wheat, mocha, fresh coffee, bitter chocolate, vanilla bean, and musk.
Highly extracted, and more carefully produced wines made from older plantings of Marechal Foch have recently been successfully marketed as more expensive niche wines with a dedicated following.
Parentage: Millardet et DeGrasset 101-14 x Goldriesling For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/article/marechal-foch
Parentage: Millardet et DeGrasset 101-14 x Goldriesling For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/article/marechal-foch
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Marquette
Marquette is rapidly becoming the most popular northern red grape variety.
Typically maturing with high sugar content and moderate acidity, Marquette can produce complex wines with attractive ruby color and pronounced tannins, often with notes of cherry, berry, black pepper, and spice.
Parentage: MN 1094 x Ravat 262 For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/article/marquette-a-hardy-cold-climate-hybrid
Typically maturing with high sugar content and moderate acidity, Marquette can produce complex wines with attractive ruby color and pronounced tannins, often with notes of cherry, berry, black pepper, and spice.
Parentage: MN 1094 x Ravat 262 For a helpful guide, see the article in Winemaker Magazine: https://winemakermag.com/article/marquette-a-hardy-cold-climate-hybrid
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Petit Pearl
Wines are typically very complex with lots of spice, attractive earthy aromas and jammy fruit. Substantial tannins for a fully hardy grape and a long finish.
This may also be an excellent blending component to add complexity and softness to most northern red wines.
Petit Pearl ripens to around 24 brix and 7-8 g/l acidity.
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