Vidal Blanc
Basics:	Popular French-American hybrid with large clustersthat produces fruity, floral flavors and good balance.
Grower   Comments: (by County)	ANNE ARUNDEL: I give it high marks if not overcropped. I have been growing since 1971. BALTIMORE: A nice versatile wine grape. CALVERT: Grows well, fairly vigorous, a few issues with susceptibility to mildews. CARROLL: Just lovely. CARROLL: Potentially good quality, dependable. CARROLL: Very hardy and grows well. CECIL: This is a bread and butter plant. Highly recommended. FREDERICK: One year old plants. Doing well so far. GARRETT: Dependable producer of low-brix musts. Buds usefully late, heavy producer. Few disease issues. Advantage is that it can make acceptable wines even from low-brix, high-acid musts. HARFORD: Love it, good producer, recommend grafted vines. HOWARD: These produced well, but the ~50 of these vines succumbed to powdery mildew due to lack of attention and care. MONTGOMERY: My vidal has done very well and makes excellent wine. QUEEN ANNE'S: Good disease resistance. Not affected by hurricane rains. Highly productive on VSP, 4 yr old vines reached 24.5 brix & 7 tons off of 2 acres. ST. MARY'S: Hardy, although I have had trouble with the mildews. ST. MARY'S: Very easy to grow; is somewhat sensitive to downy; yields are consistant; makes good quality wine.
Growing   Recommendations:	Needs grafting for extra vigor when used in certain soil conditions and is reportedly susceptible to leaf burn from copper-containing sprays. Use of high wire trellis system is becoming more popular.
Winery   Considerations:	'Workhorse' for the winery. Does well in styles from dry, to off dry, to dessert. Adds spice to other wines when blended.