Fred Williams wrote "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.

Kenny, Fred and others that may be looking for a great wine grape that's not
well known. Our wine club, The Greater Kansas City Cellarmasters, puts on
an amateur wine contest every November. Last year we had an entry of
Delicatessen wine from a winemaker in the St. Louis area. I had the
PLEASURE of tasting this red wine. It was outstanding...loaded with fruit.
Everyone loved it and I thought it should have won Best Of Show (it won it's
category). I mention this since Kenny lives in Texas. Delicatessen is a
Munson Hybrid grape. I'm not sure if Delicatessen is bothered by Perices
Disease but there is a repository of Munson Hybrids at Grayson County
College in Denison, Texas. Contact Dr. Roy Renfro for information about how
to grow these grapes in Texas at . Two of our wineclub
members have planted rows of Delicatessen so we will have access to this
grape in the Kansas City area. If more information, such as where to
acquire vines, is of interest send me an email and I'll put you in contact
with one of our growers.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas