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Perle |
| Origin: | Alzey 39-51 (Gewurztraminer x Müller-Thurgau) Selected and released at Würzburg, Germany |
| Source: | USDA Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland |
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| Color: | White to pink | Fruit Maturity: | Early mid-season |
| Clusters | Small cylindrical, winged | Wood Maturity: | Mid-season |
| Berry: | 12-16 mm, round | Cold Hardiness: | Tender - 2 |
| Cluster Compactness: | Very compact | Killing Temperature: | -14.8°F |
| Disease & Disorders: | Botrytis | Relative Vigor: | Low on C. 3309 |
| Location | Year | Wt. (lb) | (%) | (grams) | (Tons/Acre) | Date | (%) |
| Geneva | 1985 | 1.2 | 83 | 73 | 2.4 | 34608 | 18.9 |
| 1986 | 2.8 | 91 | 124 | 4.4 | 34586 | 18 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 68 | 73 | 2.7 | 34580 | 18.1 | |
| Mean | 2.3 | 81 | 90 | 3.2 | 34591 | 18.3 |
| Summary: | Low vigor and winter hardiness limit usefullness of variety, but degree of botrytis and subsequent bunch rot infection more seriously limit the variety. |
| Recommendations | Not Recommended |
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