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Vitis vinifera Black Magic - Grape vine

Vitis vinifera Black Magic
Grapevine, Common Grape Vine, European Grape, Wine Grape

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Variety created by the Chisinau Viticulture Institute in Moldova, ideal for table grapes, for those who appreciate a very sweet fruit with almost no acidity. For this reason, after vinification, it produces a wine with a high alcohol content. Harvest in September, or even in August. It can be grown in a pot on a balcony and is quite versatile in terms of its growing conditions.
Flavour
Sugary
Height at maturity
5 m
Spread at maturity
2 m
Exposure
Sun
Self-fertilising
Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December
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Harvest time August to September
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Description

The 'Black Magic' Vine is a variety of black grape originating from Moldova with a sweet and low acidic taste. It is ideal for table consumption, but can also be used to produce high-alcohol wine. The deep black clusters are conical to elongated and weigh 400 to 600 g. The ellipsoidal grapes are almost completely seedless. The flesh is juicy, fragrant, fruity, and crisp. The growth of the plant is strong and the harvest is possible in August or September. It can be grown in a pot. Disease resistance is above average. This vine is hardy down to -24 °C.

The wine grape vine (Vitis vinifera) grew wild over 5000 years ago. Many hybrids have been created to vary colours, flavours, and uses. The 'Black Magic' Vine is a variety of Moldavian origin, also known as 'Ribier' in California. As a wine grape, it is considered a good early red grape variety and is successful in all wine-growing countries.

A vigorous climbing bush, the 'Black Magic' Vine can reach up to 5 m. Its final shape will depend on the pruning practised. The vine attaches itself to its support (trellis, espalier...) thanks to its tendrils and prefers sunny locations. It has a semi-erect to horizontal habit. It is recommended to train it on wire and trellis it well. It is indifferent to soil types and undemanding, but it still prefers clay-limestone soils. It will require careful pruning. Its cut foliage is dark green in summer and turns red around the edges in autumn. It flowers in clusters of tiny white-pink flowers in May. Its grapes, in medium-sized clusters, ripen between August and September, depending on the region. The small ellipsoidal, blue-black berries contain a melting pulp. When vinified, the 'Black Magic' grape variety produces wines with a beautiful colour, pleasant bouquet, and a lingering taste. This easy to cultivate vine adapts well to different types of soils. The negative point is the easy detachment of the berries due to rapid ripening, which is why it does not tolerate transportation well.

The 'Black Magic' grape is consumed fresh as a table fruit, but also as a dried grape, or in jam, jelly, fruit juice, pastries, and of course, as wine after vinification.

 

Plant habit

Height at maturity 5 m
Spread at maturity 2 m
Growth rate fast

Fruit

Fruit colour blue
Fruit diameter 1 cm
Flavour Sugary
Use Table, Jam, Patisserie, Alcohol
Harvest time August to September

Flowering

Flower colour green
Flowering time May
Inflorescence Cluster

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Vitis

Species

vinifera

Cultivar

Black Magic

Family

Vitaceae

Other common names

Grapevine, Common Grape Vine, European Grape, Wine Grape

Botanical synonyms

Vigne Kodreanka

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

Since the devastation caused by phylloxera at the end of the 19th century, the vine has been grafted onto different rootstocks resistant to this disease and adapted to different types of soil. These rootstocks come from American varieties. Plant the Black Magic Vine in autumn, in deep, well-drained soil, even stony, arid, poor and chalky, in a sunny exposure, sheltered from strong winds. Incorporate 3 or 4 handfuls of fertiliser for fruit trees and 2 kg of composted manure into the planting soil for each vine-plant. The roots should not be in contact with the manure. After planting, prune above 2 large buds (buds) to obtain the growth of two branches. Keep the most vigorous one, and tie it to a stake. The pruning for training will follow.

The vine does not require regular fertiliser application, for good yield, on the contrary. Enrich the soil with potash, crushed horn or iron chelate, only every 2-3 years.

Planting period

Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time January to April, September to December

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Container, Climbing, Orchard, Conservatory
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained), well-draining, porous

Care

Pruning instructions Pruning: the vertical cord is the simplest, to cover a building or a high wall. Keep a vertical main stem on which spaced secondary branches will be grown every 20 cm. Extend the cord by a height of 50 to 60 cm each year. To obtain a bilateral cord (with two arms), select two opposite buds that will be individually trained into a cord. Fruiting pruning: the vine flowers on the shoots of the year, carried by the branches of the previous year. For abundant fruiting, it is necessary to renew the canes every year. A green pruning is recommended in May-June, in the form of bud removal.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March, May to June
Soil moisture Dry
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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