Species of grape (Vitis)


Euroopa viinapuu
V. vinifera ssp. sativa

Berries green, red or blue.
Leaves with 5 lobes, bare or with tenuous hairs.

    Advantages
  • valuable berries

        Disadvantages
  • needs warm summer
  • needs covering for winter
  • sensitive to diseases

  • Põhja-viinapuu
    V. labrusca

    Berries pink, red or blue.
    Leaves tomentose on lower side.

        Advantages
  • big berries
  • disease resistant
  • winterhardy

        Disadvantages
  • berries with jellied flesh
  • berries have labrusca-taste
  • berries ripen late

  • Kallas-viinapuu
    V. riparia

    Berries blue, with red juice.
    Leaves bare.

        Advantages
  • berries ripen early
  • shoots ripen early
  • disease resistant
  • winterhardy
  • suitable for winemaking
  • cuttings root well

        Disadvantages
  • small berries

  • Amuuri viinapuu
    V. amurensis

    Berries blue with dense exocarp.
    Leaves dark green, rugged, with tenuous hairs.

        Advantages
  • hardy
  • suitable for winemaking
  • beautiful foliage

        Disadvantages
  • small berries
  • dense exocarp