 It can be limited by plantings in vineyard soils of low fertility, however, vines planted in those types of soils do run the risk of shriveling.Among the viticultural hazards that Grand Noir de la Calmette is most susceptible to is powdery mildew.While most wine grape varieties, even those such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache used to make red wine, have "white flesh" that yield white or greyish colored juice, Grand Noir de la Calmette is a "teinturier" grape that has red color flesh that yields red colored juice without needing any skin contact to leach color into the wine.