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| St. Pepin is a pistillate (female) variety, meaning that it must be planted near other varieties to ensure proper fruit set. Small to medium sized berries are formed on medium loose clusters. Ripens mid season at about 20° brix and 1.0% total acidity. Three rows of St. Pepin next to one row of another variety will do well. Excellent wines have been made from St. Pepin as a varietal. When well ripened, fruit quality is similar to Riesling. Selected by Elmer Swenson. |
• Primary Use: Wine, Fresh Eating, Juice • Color: Yellow/Green • Hardiness: 4b • Harvest Time: Early to Mid Season • Training System: High Cordon, G.D.C. • Vigor: Low to Moderate - Spacing Chart |
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| Rory's Recommendation - St. Pepin has become popular lately for use as a late harvest ice wine variety. St Pepin is the female parent of La Crescent, and daughter of Seyval. St. Pepin is capable of making some very high quality wines. Unfortunately, St. Pepin is a pistillate variety and requires a pollinator. La Crosse is often used since their blooms overlap best, but I do not recommend it. La Crosse is unimpressive in most respects compared to the other white varieties now available. We are in the process of evaluating other varieties to determine the next best pollinator variety. For now, my recommendation is to use another Swenson variety, or anything with a late bloom cycle. Despite being a female variety St. Pepin is definitely worth planting. | ||||||||||||
