In this week’s Newsletter, we are delighted to share with you the early ARRA Varieties grown in greenhouses in the Jordan Valley of Israel. Growing the varieties in a greenhouse helps ripen the grapes even earlier. In addition, we bring you news fresh off the press from the ARRA Breeding site in California.
Today, ARRA 33, is the variety most similar in characteristic to the Early Sweet™ variety, ripening at the same time or even one week earlier in some regions. One of the great advantages of ARRA 33 is its short growing cycle and high level of crunchiness. Its productivity, size, and creamy color that does not change with time, that makes this variety the perfect very early variety to grow. In addition to being free of shot berries, ARRA 33 is characterized by its outstanding eating quality with extreme crunchiness and a hint of Muscat flavor. ARRA 33 is very grower-friendly and ideal for producers that are increasingly looking for an early variety to grow and commercialize.
Hen Salomon, the owner of Salmor Fruit and ARRA producer in greenhouse, says: “I can not believe that the bunches on my vines look exactly like the catalog’s picture. ARRA 33 is a great variety and this is only the first year of production for me. This season I reached a production of 23 tons per hectare and I will easily have 24/25 tons once the vines will get stronger.” Hen adds: “With ARRA 33 what you see you get.” Hen already secured the plant material for next season and his plan is to uproot vines of all other varieties planted in another farm in order to replace them with ARRA 33.
Check out ARRA 33 in Salmor Grapes greenhouse
Like ARRA Sugar Drop™ (ARRA 30) ARRA Passion Fire™ (ARRA 29) is showing good results so far. Growing in a greenhouse in first year of production, this variety is showing great adaptability to the environment. With a wide international presence, ARRA Passion Fire™, an early red selection from the ARRA range, has attracted considerable attention. “ARRA Passion Fire™ has large, crisp berries, a medium-sized bunch and exceptional eating quality.
With ARRA 29 the crispiness increases as the Brix levels rise. This allows the growers to quickly understand that waiting for sugar levels of a minimum of 18-19 Brix, will develop great eating and tasting qualities that will also have an excellent shelf life and arrive well to the market.
Every year the spring brings the fragrant smell of the grapes flowering and for us, this means a new challenging year of intensive cross-breeding of the new ARRA Varieties for the generations to come. Year after year we are continuously improving our genetic profiles in order to develop a new selection of sweet, flavorful, and most suitable varieties that can easier adapt to different areas and regions.
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This variety has large, elongated, intense cherry-coloured berries. With excellent sugar-acid balance, cherry flavour and sensational crunch, ARD 36 CHERRY CRUSH™ is a variety that delights in appearance, taste and eating experience. Proven to be fully rain resistant, the variety also has excellent fertility and exceptional storage ability. It is the ultimate long shipping variety with the best shelf life in the industry. CHERRY CRUSH™ has it all!
Discover the ultimate red variety with ARD 35 – FIRE CRUNCH™. This early-mid variety boasts a unique fire-red colour and crunchy, large berries with a low acid level and well-balanced taste that provide a supreme eating quality. It’s a fertile and easy-to-grow variety with full uniform colour that stays red on the vine, and doesn’t get dark over time, making harvest timing very flexible. This variety also withstands rain and offers unparalleled hanging ability, cold storage capability and shelf-life capacity.
This early red seedless variety offers an exceptional eating quality. It has large, crunchy berries, a medium sized bunch and boasts an excellent natural, full, deep red colour. Although it ripens at the same time as Flame, ARRA Passion Fire surpasses its early counterpart in all other parameters. Good productivity, extraordinary hanging ability, shipping durability and shelf life make it a choice early red.
This very early red variety with its large, sweet berries, ripens naturally 10 days before Flame. The striking full red colour, together with extreme crunch and harmonious flavour make this red a must-have variety. Fire Kiss has proven to be very fertile and grower friendly, as well as bearing great post-harvest and shipping qualities.