Description
Anjuta is a pink table grape bred on the Don in southern Russia by the amateur breeder Viktor Krainov, from a cross of Talisman and Kishmish Luchistyi. It was trialled for several seasons by the Kuban State Agrarian University and put forward for Russian state trials for garden use. The large, conical bunches carry big oval berries in a bright pinkish red. Their flesh is meaty and juicy, with a clear muscat flavour and a honeyed finish, and the skin is easy to eat.
Characteristics
Pink (pinkish-red) table grape; large conical bunches, typically 600 g to over 1 kg; oval berries of about 10 to 15 g, the largest up to about 18 g; meaty, juicy flesh with muscat flavour; edible skin; mid-season ripening (about 126 to 135 days); very vigorous; very high yields; moderate resistance to downy mildew, better to powdery mildew and grey rot
Growing Tips
Anjuta crops so heavily that it easily overloads itself. The Kuban trials recommend pruning fruiting canes to 4 to 6 buds, keeping about 30 to 35 shoots per vine and removing surplus bunches. Ripe berries attract wasps and hornets, so bag the bunches or net the vine as harvest approaches. Cover the vine where winters are cold.