Sugargate
Cultivar Information
Flower type = Self-fertile
Berry color = Black
Year introduced = 1974
Variety protection = Patent expired
History
'Sugargate' was released by Ison's Nursery in 1974. Plant patent #4056, May 31, 1977. The listed pedigree is 'Fry' x S. 29-49.
Comments
We have performed only limited testing of 'Sugargate'. Productivity appears to be far too inconsistent for its use as a commercial cultivar, and the stem scars tear too often. It has some potential as a home variety because of its large size, early harvest, and very sweet berry. I have found this to be one of the sweetest of the muscadines, you just need a few vines to produce enough fruit.
Average Berry Quality in Tifton, GA Trials
| Cultivar | Berry weight (g) | Berry diameter (mm) | Soluble solids (%) |
| Sugargate | 11.7 | 30 | 17.4 |
| Fry | 12.7 | 27 | 15.3 |
| Supreme | 17.7 | 31 | 13.9 |
Cultivar Attributes in Tifton, GA Trials
| Cultivar | Vine vigor | Leaf disease | Berry rot | % Full crop | Harvest period | Ripening | % Dry scar |
| Sugargate | none | 40 % | early | even | 20% | ||
| Fry | medium | slight | slight | 70% | midseason | even | 30% |
| Supreme | medium | slight | none | 90% | midseason | uneven | 60% |