Narrative
Type = American Hybrid. Per Munson (see citation): "A sister of Hernito, every way quite similiar, but berry not quite so large, about a week or ten days earlier, about with Moore Early and better." Per Chadha and Randhawa (see citation): "Vines medium in vigour. Bark loose and detaches in medium long, medium thick, rough and highly fissured straps . . . Full-grown leaves cuneiform, 5 lobed, small, thin, smooth and glabrous above, rough and wooly below . . . Flowers hermaphrodite, stamens upright, anthers slightly higher than stigma . . . Bunches medium large, medium long, regular, cylindrical, neither shouldered nor winged, very compact . . . Berries deep red to almost black, ellipsoidal elongated, small, size highly variable; bloom thick, easily removable. Skin adherent to pulp, medium thick, medum tough, transparency poor. Pulp firm, crisp, juicy, good flavoured, veins visible only after removal of skin. Juice clear, greenish, sweet . . . Ripening is uniform, mid season, 2nd to 3rd week of June in Delhi. Quality medium. T.S.S. 18-19%, acidity .4-.5%, juice 60%. Medium cropper. Not susceptible to cracking. It is used for production of high quality wine. Keeping quality is poor. Highly susceptible to rust and downy mildew, susceptible to powdery mildew and resistant to Cercospora leaf spot." Per Hedrick (see citation): "Strong, healthy, prolific; flower perfect; cluster medium, compact; berry large, black, persistent, does not crack; quality better than Concord; ripens with Moore Early." Information taken from http:\\www.wine-lovers-page.com\wineguest\wgg.html: "This variety is a Vinifera and American native Labrusca cross developed by T.V. Munson dating from the late 19th century and once popular in eastern Canada where it was used in varietal sparkling, and other, wines by the now defunct Brights Winery of Ontario province."