Seyval Blanc
Basics:	A French-American Hybrid particularly popular in England, also the East Coast of the United States, but maybe deminishing there.
Grower   Comments: (by County)	ANNE ARUNDEL: Grapes grow very well but wine is very average. BALTIMORE: Nice wine grape. CALVERT: Grows great, few disease issue but easily treated with a good spray program and fruit ripens well. CARROLL: Easy. CARROLL: Potentially good quality, dependable. CARROLL: Very hardy and grows well. FREDERICK: The workhorse of the vineyard. Always produces; a bit too eager, probably will need fruit thinning. HARFORD: Did well but we had it but pulled out due land limitations. HOWARD: Disease-resistant, relatively low-maintenance, I can always count on good output. MONTGOMERY: I don't enjoy growing Seyval - we had two good harvests, but it is hard to train and manage. MONTGOMERY: My Seyval has grown extremely well, with an occasional botrytis problem, but the wine I have made with it has not been great. ST. MARY'S: Sensitve to bunch rot. TALBOT: Must be grafted-intolerant of root worm, tolerant of disease. Low sale value but makes great wine.
Growing   Recommendations:	Better in Western Maryland, than Eastern. Do not overcrop. Watch for powdery mildew. Can quickly rot in wet years.
Winery   Considerations:	Maryland and Virginia versions tend to be fuller and softer then those grown in cooler climates. Sometimes barrel fermented with malolatic introduced. Appears to be dropping in popularity.