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rory@aberfoyle.org   •   (612) 481-8115   •   58143 111th St.,  Mapleton, MN 56065

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We specialize in cold hardy grapes from the University of Minnesota, Elmer Swenson, and private breeders.

-UMN hardy grape vine varieties include - red wine grapes - Marquette, Frontenac, - white wine grapes - Frontenac Gris, La Crescent - table grapes - Bluebell.

-Elmer Swenson hardy grape varieties include - red wine grapevines - St. Croix, Sabrevois - white wine grapevines - Edelweiss, Prairie Star, St. Pepin - table grapevines - Brianna, Edelweiss, Kay Gray, Louise Swenson, Somerset Seedless, Swenson Red.

-Our winter hardy grape nursery also provides varieties from private breeders for your vineyard- red wine rootstock - Castel, Marechal Foch - white wine rootstock - Petite Ami.

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Aberfoyle Vineyards & Nursery offers vine sales, vineyard planning, vineyard consultation, grapevine pruning, and custom grape vine propagation. Start here for large clustered, and large clusters of northern climate grape growing of Castel, Frontenac, St. Croix, Sabrevois, Marechal Foch, and Marquette grapes for farm winery sales. Red wine made from hybrid grapes that are extremely mn cold hardy is exceptional. UMN grapevines are high quality and make award winning Marquette wines. Red and white wine grape rootstock for winter hardy vineyard planting on vsp trellising, v.s.p. trellis, vertical shoot positioning trellis system in northern vineyards grapevines for sale. Wine made with late harvest la crescent grapes makes a Germanic wine that is less foxy wine than wine made from edelweiss and other Elmer Swenson grape vine varieties. Other numbered Swenson grapes are also being evaluated for northern wine production. Elmer's grapes ES selections of newer cultivars include: Prairie Star, Esprit, La Crosse, St. Pepin, Swenson White, ES 8-2-43, Osceola Muscat grapes, and other grapes with extreme cold hardiness and short ripening season. Aberfoyle Vine Nursery can provide vineyard consultation for high cordon trellis design for Frontenac Gris mutation of Frontenac, Frontenac Gris excellent white wine grapes. Local terroir may dictate the appropriate training system for these cold tolerant University of Minnesota grapes. Table grapes like Petite Jewel grapes, Somerset Seedless grapes, Bluebell grapes, Worden grapevines, Beta, Swenson Red, Brianna, Canadice seedless, Concord, Concord Seedless, Kay Gray, King of the North, Louise Swenson, Mars Seedless, Reliance Seedless, Valiant, and other upcoming Elmer Swenson numbered selections.