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Description
Kentucky wineries are expanding in number and size. Compared to other wine producing
regions/countries that have multiple generations worth of experience and history developing
specific wine styles and production practices, the Kentucky wine industry is in its infancy. Norton is
a cold-hardy, disease resistant, native hybrid wine grape that can be profitably grown in Kentucky
using sustainable inputs. Most Kentucky wineries that have access to Norton fruit currently
produce a dry red table wine. Wines made from Norton typically have high pH and high Titratable
Acidity that make them more difficult to provide a microbially stable and structurally balanced dry
table wine.
Because fortified wines are typically sold for much higher prices than standard table wines,
production and sale of fortified wines has the potential to increase profitability of Kentucky
wineries.
One of the only negative phenological attributes of ‘Norton’ is that it produces relatively small
cluster size, which limits maximum yield potential. This project will use traditional breeding
methods to cross Norton with Villard Blanc to produce offspring with larger cluster size, disease
resistance, and equal or better cold hardiness than Norton.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 3/1/24 → 9/29/26 |
Funding
- KY Department of Agriculture: $50,339.00
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