Maréchal Foch
Also known as: Foch, Kuhlmann 188-2
Very early ripening dodges the wet fall, but early budbreak invites frost; small berries draw bird pressure.
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- -30°F
- Ripening
- Mid-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- High
- Drainage need
- Moderately Well
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Graft requirement
- Graft Recommended
- US availability
- Widely Available
Considerations
Primary buds start to die near -30°F. Shrugs off hard continental winters.
Needs roughly 2600 growing degree-days to ripen, a mid-season variety (Winkler III). A mid-length season carries it most years.
Foliar-disease pressure is moderate for this variety, a regular spray program in a humid climate. Regular cover sprays through the wet months.
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
similar to growLéon Millot
Same heat band (moderate) · Same Winkler band (III)
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Same heat band (moderate) · Same Winkler band (III)
De Chaunac
Same heat band (moderate) · Same Winkler band (III)
Noiret
Same Winkler band (III) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
Corot Noir
Same Winkler band (III) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
Cabernet Cortis
Same heat band (moderate) · Both moderate diurnal dependence
Climate-adapted alternatives
more resilient picksNorton
PIWI: bred for fungal pressure · Better powdery mildew + black rot resistance (4 pathogen-steps improved)
Noiret
PIWI: bred for fungal pressure · Better powdery mildew + black rot resistance (4 pathogen-steps improved)
Corot Noir
PIWI: bred for fungal pressure · Better powdery mildew + black rot resistance (4 pathogen-steps improved)
Champanel
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Crimson Cabernet
PIWI: bred for fungal pressure · Better powdery mildew + black rot resistance (4 pathogen-steps improved)
Divico
PIWI: bred for fungal pressure · Better powdery mildew + black rot resistance (4 pathogen-steps improved)
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