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The best table grape varieties, description
Among the many table grape varieties, there are several that have absorbed all the best qualities. Beautiful, large, juicy fruits will adorn any festive table.
Features of table grape varieties
The best table grape varieties have neat, medium-sized bunches with bright, juicy fruits. Their flesh is loose, soft, with easily separating seeds. The skin is thin, glossy. Such grapes are well transported, keeping their fresh appearance for a long time.
Table grape varieties will decorate the festive table.
It is great for table decoration and for preparing various drinks. Unlike wine, table varieties have the following advantages:
- large mouth-watering berries of the same size;
- neat, dense brushes;
- sweet, rich taste and aroma.
Such grapes are consumed fresh, in the form of freshly squeezed juices and fruit drinks.
A brief description of the best table grape varieties
Of the whole variety of varieties, there are the best ones, endowed with excellent taste and perfect appearance. A list with a description of each will help to choose which variety is suitable for growing in a particular climatic zone.
Table grape varieties suitable for cultivation in Russia.
- “Arcadia”. It is not for nothing that this variety is at the top of the list, it has no equal in taste. It is sweet, juicy, and has a nutmeg flavor. The ripening period is 3,5-4 months, and therefore it is considered early maturing. The heart-shaped fruits are light green in color, large, with a dense skin, which makes it easy to transport it over long distances. The grapes are resistant to pests and tolerate frost well. One bunch weighs an average of 600 g and can be stored for up to 3 months.
- “Bulgaria”. Another variety that is resistant to diseases, pests and frost. Ripening in 3,5−4 months, round white fruits have a sweet and sour taste. Such grapes are stored no longer than 1-1,5 months, the bunches reach 800 g in weight.
- “Mascot”. It has high yield rates, on average it ripens in 4−4,5 months. Large, oblong with a nutmeg flavor, the fruits are white or light green in color, form large clusters weighing up to 1 kg. The variety is resistant to frost, pests and diseases, tolerates transportation well.
- Timur. A variety that every year acquires all the best qualities, both taste and external. Light green or pink oblong fruits have a very sweet, pleasant taste and a dense, crunchy texture. Bunches can reach 1-1,5 kg in weight, ripen in 3,5-4 months. Such grapes are stored for no more than 2,5 months.
All these varieties can be easily grown in the middle lane, observing the rules of watering, feeding and pruning. They have good frost resistance and require minimal shelter for the winter.
Unlike wine varieties, these grapes look better on the table. Its berries are large, bright, juicy, dense, and the taste will delight any gourmet. Table grapes are used not only as table decorations and mouth-watering delicacies, but also for making juices and drinks.
See also: large grape varieties