grape 'Queen of Esther'

Grow in well-drained, ideally neutral, soil, mulching with well-rotted compost or manure in the first years after planting, and training as required. Outdoors needs a warm, sunny position (see outdoor grape cultivation) or grow under glass (see indoor grape cultivation)

Pruning group 11 in mid-winter and in mid-summer; pruning group 12 for formal training. See grape pruning

Propagate by hardwood cuttings, or grafting onto phylloxera-resistant rootstocks

May be susceptible to brown scale and grapevine blister mite. Birds and wasps may attack fruit

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, a downy mildew and grey moulds (botrytis). See grapevine diseases