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norton It slipped my mind completely that Norton is an American variety. it has non of the typical american Grapey taste, resemblinga Cab in finished wine. Do a Mal.

hybrid Norton(Cynthiana) nuff said

beautiful,what does the jig look like, what tools did you use?

Not to worry... the cuttings are in my husbands beer fridge! Bonnie

reply to grafting pics super photos! I refrigerated my norton cuttings lastmonth, and my elvira, a late budder, is just starting to swell buds, so I may be in the optimal time range. Thanks! bonnie

field grafting This is really an intriguing idea, I have 20 vines on Elvira, I didn"t realize haw prolific this type is, I would really love to convert to NOrton, but I cant bring myself to uproot such beautiful vines. Id love a detailed procedure for field grafting, including the most...

I guess Ive been at it about 10 years, more or less. Right now I have, in addition to my grape wines, 5 gallons of pear in the secondary. Have you ever made this, and if so, did you add any flavors or spices? B

I got the Norton from Double A Vinyard in NY. I find they really are good to deal with, but I believe they have sold out of Norton the past two years. They are American, and not patented, so they can be rooted and planted. I have rooted several plants, but they "take " at about half the rate...

i STARTED WITH wINEART KITS, OF COURSE, THEN PLANTED JUST 6 VINES. After making just a few gallons, I decided to put in 100 vines, justfor fun. Here in the Shenandoah valley, it is easy to lose most of a crop with one late frost, so this season was my first "big" harvest. I am begining to...

Hi Angelina, Im Bonnie from Stuarts Draft VA. I also have vines,currently have Norton, Moores Diamond,Chardonel,Elvira, DeChaunac,King of the North, and Sueuben? Have 37 gallons from this harvest in the carboys. Boy it was a difficult growing season,I thought I was sailing smooth, then the...