Divico
First multiresistant red released by Agroscope (Switzerland). Gamaret oenological quality + Bronner disease resistance. Early-ripening; loose clusters; high botrytis tolerance. Avoid warm sites + low-water soils (early ripens too fast).
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- -10°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Very high
- Drainage need
- Moderately Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Graft requirement
- Graft Recommended
- US availability
- Rare
Considerations
Primary buds start to die near -10°F. Handles a normal cold-climate winter, but a hard freeze is a risk.
Needs roughly 2500 growing degree-days to ripen, a mid-season variety (Winkler I-II). A mid-length season carries it most years.
Foliar-disease pressure is light for this variety, a routine spray program in a humid climate. One of the easier vines to keep clean.
Susceptible to Pierce's disease. Only a threat in the warm, humid South and parts of California; cold-winter regions cure it naturally.
Moderate vigor. Easier to balance; tolerates more fertile ground.
Moderate heat tolerance. Comfortable across a moderate heat range.
Moderate water demand. Average moisture needs for a wine grape.
Prefers soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Outside the band, lime or sulfur brings it in range.
Phylloxera-tolerant: own-rooted vines are fine.
These are intrinsic to the grape. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
Grows alike
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Same heat band (moderate) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
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Same heat band (moderate) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
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Same heat band (moderate) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
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Same Winkler band (I-II) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
Léon Millot
Same heat band (moderate) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
De Chaunac
Same heat band (moderate) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
Climate-adapted alternatives
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Tolerates 20°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
Frontenac
Tolerates 20°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
Maréchal Foch
Tolerates 20°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
Léon Millot
Tolerates 20°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
Petite Pearl
Tolerates 23°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
Sabrevois
Tolerates 20°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
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