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On Mar 9, 2005, at 9:12 AM, Lon J. Rombough wrote:

> They called me to ask about heirloom grapes and I didn't give them 
> any, because taste is so subjective, as well as   regional.  That, and 
> the fact that tastes are changing in grapes so fast that new varieties 
> of table grapes are very different than "antique" ones.
> -Lon Rombough

Certainly true. Nevertheless, I'm curious. Any idea whether the Norton 
grape they named will do well further north? I searched on it rapidly 
and got references mostly down around Virginia and Missouri.


--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly