Something not mentioned so far, and maybe you already know, but you are
located dead center in hottest part of the Perices Disease zone. This fact
will dramaticly limit your variatal selection. All of the French vinifira
are out. No exceptions I fear. Less than ten French American hybrids are
resistant to PD. Your choices are pretty much only true American natives
and Muscadines.

A short but pretty complete list: Norton (Cynthiana), Black Spanish
(Lenor), Blanc DeBois, Hermabot(sps?), Champenell(sp?), La Rouge, SV 12-375,
SV12-259, SV12-372, and any Muscadine on the planet.

Fred
Athens, Texas
Ask me why I know :-(

"William Frazier" > wrote in message
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>
> kenny wrote "Thanks for the information I will set down and work out how
> much I think I will really need I was a little aggressive with the amount
of
> wine I need in a year probably 50 gallons will be more in the balll park.
> that is with putting 1/2 up to age for an extended time."
>
> Kenny - The old suggestion of 1 gallon wine per vine is a good ballpark
> figure. But don't let that stop you from planting several hundred vines
if
> you have the room and the interest. With lots of vines you can limit the
> clusters of grapes per vine and increase the quality of your harvest.
Also,
> you will have bad weather some years and if you have lots of vines you may
> still have enough grapes for your wine. And, you may end up selling part
of
> your harvest to offset the cost of chemicals, fertilizer, etc. I would
> leave 10 feet between rows...makes it much easier to drive the tractor
> through the vineyard to spray fungicide and insecticide. This farming you
> know.
>
> Bill Frazier
> Olathe, Kansas
>
>