Divona
Also known as: IRAC 2060
Sister variety of Divico (same Gamaret x Bronner cross). High Bronner-derived powdery/downy resistance + Gamaret oenological quality. Good botrytis resistance. Avoid warm/low-water sites (ripens too early there). Moderate vigor, upright hab
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- -10°F
- Ripening
- Early-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 2300 growing degree-days to ripen, an early-season variety (Winkler I-II). Finishes early, well before a hard fall frost.
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.
Low heat tolerance. Bakes and loses acid on hot sites; favors cooler ground.
High water demand. Wants steady moisture; struggles on droughty soils.
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
similar to growJohanniter
Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
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Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
St. Pepin
Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
Muscaris
Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
Itasca
Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
Petite Amie
Same heat band (low) · Same Winkler band (I-II)
Climate-adapted alternatives
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Tolerates 21°F more winter cold · Same role (dry table)
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Louise Swenson
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Prairie Star
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