Waiting for Pinot

Actually it's more of a search. Where to find good grape vines for sale. If you click on the title link you will find a website describing vines for sale. There are even discounts for commercial growers (I hope that someday that's me).

This is a photo from the website of pinot noir grapes.

Now my concern is that this is a Gallo pinot noir. I haven't researched exactly what that means in terms of quality but it needs to be explored.

In selecting grape vines it is also important to pick vines grafted on a hearty stock resistant to phylloxera, that nasty critter that just about wiped out European grapes in the late nineteenth century.

From Wikipedia: "Phylloxera was inadvertently introduced to Europe in the 1860s, possibly on imported North American vinestocks or plants. Because Phylloxera is native to North America, the native grape species there are at least partially resistant. By contrast, the European wine grape Vitis vinifera is very susceptible to the insect. The epidemic devastated most of the European wine growing industry."

It will be important to learn more about the root stocks that are most resistant also. So one step at a time. The site linked above has some very nice information on all facets of grapes, planting, pruning, etc. Well worth your time and effort.

Aren't those pinot grapes lovely?