The grape variety Dunav is named after the Danube (in Bulgarian the name of this river is “Dunav”). The variety is also known as Dunov and Miracle of Bulgaria.
Winegrowers consider the Miracle of Bulgaria an excellent commercial grape variety.: according to his characteristics, he is not inferior to the Cardinal in anything except taste.
Dunav variety description
Miracle of Bulgaria - table dark red grapes.
The red varieties are also Cardinal, Graf Monte Cristo and Victor.
Not very early, but ripen early: this requires a maximum of 125 days. Second harvest - September - October (in the south).
Appearance of grapes
Dunava bushes grow strongly, shoots ripen well. The weight of an average bunch of grapes is 0.6 kilogram. There are clusters of 1.5 kilograms. The form they have in the form of a cone, the density is average.
Clusters are large, beautiful, presentation. Most berries have a weight of more than 8 grams, about 3 cm long, 2 cm wide. The berries are oval, bright in color, red. If you don’t collect them for a long time, they get a purple hue, turn burgundy or turn black.
Agat Donskoy, Strasensky and Valery Voevoda can also boast large clusters.
More than half of the shoots of the bush bear fruit. On each shoot 1 - 2 clusters.
Breeding history and breeding region
Dunav (Miracle of Bulgaria) - Bulgarian interspecific hybrid, obtained by crossing three types: Balkan, Ribi mekhura and Cardinal. Brought Dunav Nedyalka Matevska and Mincho Kondarev in 1966.
First, they crossed the Balkans with Ribi mehur, and then the resulting hybrid - with the Cardinal. The Dunav was included in the 1997 Bulgarian List of Grape Varieties.
Specifications
The harvest of Dunava is consistently high - at least 130 centners per hectare.
The taste of berries is harmonious, there are small nutmeg notes. Great taste is also demonstrated by Velika, Ruta, Princess Olga and Chocolate.
Sugar grapes range from 16 to 21 percent. The acidity of the berries is slightly higher balanced - from 5 to 7 g / l.
Tasting scores of ripe grapes Miracle of Bulgaria, just plucked from the bush, high (8.2 points): crispy berries, dense. However, if you cut the clusters immediately after dyeing, that is, about 10 days before their ripening, the taste of the berries is worse.
The harvest tolerates long transportations (the winegrowers joke: "even in bags carry"), the wasps do not spoil it. The maximum allowable subzero temperature for grapes is 20 degrees Celsius.
Dunav grow many growers, because this variety fruits early, its berries, red and large, look attractive to buyers.and the taste does not disappoint them. In the south, it is around 10 -15 August. Ripe grapes hang on the bushes for a long time, without cracking.
The miracle of Bulgaria from gardeners is often bought by industrialists.
Denote the main advantages of Dunava:
- not prone to cracking;
- not problematic in terms of transportation;
- does not crumble from the bush;
- 2 - 3 stages of harvesting;
- clusters are even, normal density;
- predictable variety, unpretentious, year after year gives a stable crop;
- Dunav can eat with diabetes.
Cons variety:
- not drought resistant;
- susceptible to mildew;
- does not tolerate frosts (below minus 20);
- simple taste.
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Diseases and pests
Dunav grapes - Miracle of Bulgaria, moderately resistant to diseases. Particularly susceptible to infections with fungal etymology.
With a strong thickening, he often has mildew. (by points - 3.5), is affected by oidium (by points - 2 points). The fungus on the grapes appears, usually after a cold snap, when it rains often and in the morning cold dew falls.
You can cure the bushes like this: in May, spray Ridomil, after half a month with a preparation containing copper (for example, Oxyhoma), and after half a month, repeat the spraying with a copper-containing preparation (you can use another, for example, Ordan).
After harvesting, reapply Ridomil. Prevent mildew and oidium, as well as prevent the appearance of rot can be, providing the bushes with good light and airing.
Nor should we neglect the prevention of such common grape diseases as anthracnose, bacteriosis, chlorosis, rubella and bacterial cancer. Time taken, they will help to preserve both the plants and the harvest.
The bush is formed vyshomoshtambovo. Fruiting vines pruned on 8 eyes. Cuttings root well. Fruits appear in a couple of years. Sit Dunav should be in full sun. The plant is moisture-loving, loves a nutritious soil. In order for the vine to ripen better and sugar accumulated in the berries, fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium are systematically applied to the soil.
Dunav is a market grape variety: the return from the bushes is large (1 bush - at least 30 kilograms), clusters with large beautiful berries.His taste is simple. The berries are not very sweet, but without strong acidity. It is fair to say that not everyone likes the taste of Dunawa because of its simplicity. Lovers of sweet berries, he rarely liked. But, as they say, the taste and color ... And this variety has a lot of advantages.
