Norton (grape)

Norton is a red grape variety. It comes from a spontaneous cross between Vitis aestivalis Vitis labrusca and. In obsolete sources, they will be described as a pure descendant of a Vitis aestivalis. In addition to Catawba, Concord and Scuppernong the hybrids is one of the most important historical native American vines. Norton grapes are the fruit of State of Missouri, making it one of the landmarks of the state ( → viticulture in Missouri).

It was named after Dr. Daniel Norborne Norton ( November 1794 - January 23, 1843 ) named from Richmond Virginia. As Norton Elizabeth Jaquelin Call married in 1818, he received as a dowry nearly ten hectares of agricultural land. When his wife died barely three years later, during the birth of their first child, he dedicated himself intensely to his Magnolia Farm mentioned property. There he planted next to a plethora of different plant varieties. At that time he was in intense correspondence with William Prince, who ran a nursery in Flushing. Prince William gave in 1830 in his work History of the wine a first description of the grape Norton, which was therefore selected 1821-1830.

Vineyards are in the United States in the states of Texas ( → viticulture in Texas), North Carolina ( → Viticulture in North Carolina), Virginia ( → Viticulture in Virginia with the Monticello AVA), Pennsylvania ( → viticulture in Pennsylvania), New Jersey ( → Viticulture in New Jersey), Arkansas (→ viticulture in Arkansas), Oklahoma (→ Viticulture in Oklahoma) and Missouri (Augusta AVA AVA Hermann, Ozark Mountain AVA, Ozark Highlands AVA)

See also the article viticulture in the United States and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

Norton is also known under the name of Arkansas, Cynthiana, Norton Virginia, Norton 's Seedling, Norton's Virginia Seedling, Norton Virginia, Red River, Virginia Seedling and Vitis Nortoni.