Table 6 – PROCESSING MUSCADINE CULTIVARS
| Cultivar | Flower Type1 | Fruit Color | Berry Size | Harvest Season | Vine Vigor | Winter Hardiness | Comments |
| Carlos | SF | Bronze | Medium | Early | H | G | Juice, jelly, most popular white wine muscadine |
| Cowart | SF | Black | Med.-large | Mid | H | F | Juice, jelly |
| Doreen | SF | Bronze | Small- | Late | H | G? | Very productive, may overcrop |
| Golden Isles | SF | Bronze | Medium | Mid | H | G? | Less “musky” muscadine for wine |
| Ison | SF | Black | Medium | Mid | H | G? | Good pigment stability |
| Magnolia | SF | Bronze | Medium | Mid | M | G? | Juice, jelly, wine, susceptible to powdery mildew and fruit rots |
| Noble | SF | Black | Small | Early | H | G | Jelly, best red wine muscadine due to more stable pigments |
| * |
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Probably the best choice |
| (T) |
– |
Limited trial only, try only a few vines on your farm before making a larger planting |
| Flower type |
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F = female flowered (needs self-fertile pollinator); SF = self-fertile |
| Vine Vigor |
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L = low, M = medium, H = high |
| Approximate berry size |
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S=<5 grams, M = 5-8 grams, L = 9-10 grams, VL = >10 grams (28.35 grams=1 ounce) |
| Winter Hardiness |
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P = poor, F = fair, G = good |