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Leeuwin Estates Art Series Chardonnay is a consistently outstanding example of Australian Chardonnay. The wine showcases a beautiful balance of ripe fruit flavors (white peach, citrus) with subtle oak influence and a refreshing minerality. The cool climate of Margaret River contributes to the wines...
Blacktail Mountain is an open-pollinated watermelon cultivar bred by Glenn Drowns in northern Idaho for regions with short, cool growing seasons. It produces round fruits with dark green rinds and red flesh and is noted for reaching maturity relatively early compared with many larger watermelons. Th...
Honey Rock, also known as Pride of Wisconsin, is an American heirloom muskmelon with netted rind and orange flesh. It received an All-America Selections award in 1933 and became a familiar home-garden cultivar, particularly in the upper Midwest. The plants produce aromatic, sweet melons of moderate...
An American heirloom muskmelon associated with Midwest growing regions, bearing large fruit with thick, sweet salmon-colored flesh; also known by the synonym Honey Rock.
Collective Farm Woman, also sold under the Russian name Kolkhoznitsa, is a muskmelon cultivar associated with Soviet-era cultivation and selection for relatively cool growing regions. It is generally described as an early-ripening melon producing round fruit with pale, sweet flesh, characteristics t...
A Soviet-era Ukrainian heirloom muskmelon developed in the 1930s under state agricultural programs, notable for cold tolerance and adaptability to short northern growing seasons.
Collective Farm Woman, also sold under names translated as Collective Farm Girl or Kolkhoznitsa, is an heirloom muskmelon associated with the former Soviet Union. It bears relatively small, round fruit that ripen to yellow or golden skin and contain sweet, pale flesh. Its short-season habit and tole...
Minnesota Midget is a compact muskmelon cultivar developed for gardens with limited space and relatively short growing seasons. Introduced by the University of Minnesota in the mid-twentieth century, it produces small, netted fruits with orange flesh on comparatively short vines. The cultivar is com...
Ancient muskmelon variety from Kazakhstan and Central Asia, representing one of the oldest cultivated melon types in a region regarded as a primary center of melon diversity.
Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir is a Yarra Valley, Victoria red from one of Australia's oldest wineries, established in 1838, reflecting the cool-climate Burgundian character for which the Yarra Valley is internationally recognized.
A cold-tolerant heirloom watermelon of Russian origin, prized for maturing in short-season climates and notable for its amber-yellow flesh and sweet flavor.
An Eastern European heirloom muskmelon related to the Collective Farm Woman lineage, selected for productivity and sweetness under the short-season conditions of continental climates.
A compact, early-maturing icebox watermelon developed for short northern growing seasons, producing small fruits well suited to home gardens in cooler climates.
A short-season muskmelon cultivar bred for northern climates, selected for rapid maturation in cool summers with limited frost-free growing days.
Cantaloupe variety developed for western Canadian or northwestern U.S. conditions, bred for adaptation to cooler temperatures and shorter frost-free seasons.
Oregon's Willamette Valley Chardonnay is defined by its cool-climate influence, often lending subtle notes of wet slate, mushroom, and baking spice alongside bright stone fruit. These wines are known for their beautiful integration of terroir, resulting in a wine that feels both earthy and bright. T...
