June 26, 2007
Grape breeding for 2007 has been completed and I have generated a huge variety of new hybrids. As in 2006, I concentrated on breeding with my female Vitis aestivalis vines, but this year I applied pollen from different table and wine varieties than in 2006. My main goal was to make seed on the aestivalis mothers using Goethe, Alwood and Vanessa pollen, but I also made many others. I also made a large selection of seeds with MN1095, my 03-1-1, the Foxy Vixen, my 04-3, and my wild cinerea vines. This should yield enough first generation seed for me to move on to combining my wild hybrids to maximize their good qualities.
3 comments:
I find your research to be very interesting. I really enjoyed your paper on Dr Norton and the origin of Norton's Virginia Seedling. I am growing Norton vines in my home vineyard, and plan to make Norton wine. I was recently hired by a Virginia winery that makes Norton wine, and hope to learn enough to improve my home wine making. I would enjoy visiting Chateau Z!
Ken
Go to www.chateau-z.com and send me email to the address shown in the graphic at the top of the main page. I'd be happy to have you down to see the wild grapes. Any fan of Norton is a friend of mine!
What you are doing is fascinating. I just planted some Nortons this year, and have some wild a.vit. (I believe) that I am thinking of getting to a trellis.
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