Variety Dniprovskyi Suvenir

Dniprovskyi Suvenir (Dnipro Souvenir) is a hybrid form of amateur breeding by V. M. Kalugin (Ukraine; a “twin” of the Flahman variety). The pedigree is not given in the sources. It ripens early, in 95–110 days. The cluster is of regular conical shape, loose or of medium density, on average 700–1200 g. The berries are large, elongated (“thick fingers”), up to 5 cm long, 12–16 g (10–18 g by different descriptions), dark violet, almost black. The flesh is firm, fleshy and crisp, the skin is unnoticeable when eating, the taste harmonious and pleasant, without Muscat; sugar content 18–20 °Brix, acidity 4–6 g/l. The berry has seeds.

The bush is vigorous, the flower is hermaphroditic, the vine ripens well, yields are stable. The berries do not crack after prolonged rain, no shot berries are observed, wasps do not damage them, the berries hang on the bush for a long time keeping their marketable appearance; at +2 °C and humidity of about 85% the crop keeps for a long time. Resistance to fungal diseases is increased (about 3 points). Pruning is medium or short, with one or two inflorescences left per shoot. It withstands frost down to −23 °C, and the vine is covered for winter. The authors of the descriptions note that the variety is still little studied.