Dick - My grapes are Noiret. I planted 24 in 2001. I like them very much
and would plant them again. Not much problem with disease...I follow a
strick spray schedule. The grapes are giant compared to others I grow.
Very good taste...you can eat them as table grapes if you don't mind seeds.
Let them hang long and the acid comes down to about 0.7%. I've made an
excellent 50/50 wine with Noiret and Baco Noir. Noiret contributes tannins
and spicy flavors and Baco contributes a lot of fruity flavor. I tasted
some very good 100% Noiret last January at a seminar so I'm planning on
making 100% Noiret wine in addition to some blended wine this fall. I grow
grapes as a hobby so I'm not troubled by things a commercial grower would
consider a problem. Noiret does grow into a jungle if you don't spend some
time combing the shoots. The canopy can become so dense the grapes are
hidden from the sun. I try to keep the grapes in sunlight best I can.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas USA

"Richard Heckman" > wrote in message
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> Bill,
>
> Is your NY73 the NY73.0136.17 now named Noiret? If so, I just planted
> some.
> They're doing the best of what I planted. How do you like them and how is
> the wine. I saw some info that it had done well in tastings but also
> heard
> lately that commercial growers weren't particularly happy. Any thoughts
> would be appreciated.
>
> Dick