Winegrowers Supplies  -  Grafted Vines,  for delivery to you in April 2011

In the past 26 years I have imported more than 894,000 of the finest quality grafted vines from the best nurseries in Germany, France and Luxembourg. Special clones where available and rootstocks (all fully resistant to Phylloxera) appropriate to the variety, your training system and soil structure / alkalinity.
Vines have double-waxed tops and roots pruned ready for planting.
Comprehensive advice is offered free of charge.

Note: in winter 2009/2010 temperatures in Burgundy and Alsace dropped to below -22°C, destroying a lot of vines, and damaging many of the buds that have been used for grafting. Inevitably this will result in a shortage of French varieties for Spring 2011, so early ordering is advisable.

Prices (for the total of all varieties ordered, minimum order 6 vines in total, minimum 3 of any variety):-

       6 - 24 vines £2.95 per vine
     25 - 149       £2.40
   150 - 300       £2.20
   301 - 499       £2.00
   500 - 999       Euro 1.95
  1000 - 1999    Euro 1.85
  2000 or more   Euro 1.75  - for 2000+ vines I can arrange planting by 
                                     laser-guided planting machine, please ask for a special price.

Vines are currently VAT zero rated, but standard rate Vat is charged on the cost of planting.

Where Euro prices are shown, invoices will normally be in Euros but can be in £ Sterling, converted from Euros at the 'weighted average' exchange rate obtained when I transfer money to pay for the vines; the exchange rate as confirmed by my Bank.

Delivery: to your address (or postage and packing) within UK and some EU countries: 
6 - 24 vines £9.50, 25 - 100 vines £13.50, 101 - 300 vines £16.50, 301 - 1999 vines £30.00,
2000+ vines no charge.

Payment details: invoiced in November, 100% deposit, payment is not required until end of February just before I import the vines in March; hence there is no disadvantage in ordering early. Please confirm your order as early as possible, since demand for some varieties (Solaris, Rondo, Orion etc) often exceeds the supply.
Late orders may be accepted, even in April.

To place an order:  please send an e-mail to Derek@winegrowers.info listing the vines you wish to buy, with your address for delivery. I will then e-mail you a confirmation.

Vines are imported in sealed bundles of 25, each bundle having its own EC Plant Passport. I have DEFRA authorisation to split bundles into smaller numbers and issue these with 'Replacement Plant Passports'. It is a 'legal requirement' that all Plant Passports must be kept for at least one year.

Varieties available: are shown on the list below, click on the name for detailed information about the variety.
The varieties asterisked * are available in small numbers (i.e. less than 25). This changes as the season progresses, so if you say which varieties and quantities you would like, with acceptable alternatives, then I will do my best to supply your first choices.

High-stem vines: I can supply these in many varieties, but I have to pay 1.55 Euros more for each vine, so you would need to add this to my prices above.

Organic vinegrowing: I have never come across a nursery who supplies vines certified as 'organic'; however, since it takes more than 2 years to produce a crop the Soil Association's 'conversion period' is complete before there is a crop. You should ask the Soil Association about this, they will give you full information on their requirements and what chemicals you can use. I've supplied vines to many customers who've registered with the Soil Association.


  'Red grape' Varieties (clones) / rootstocks:-

 Pinot noir * (777, 828 etc + special selections, also Gm 1-1, Gm 1-6, Gm 1-11, Gm 1-53,
            Gm 1-55, Gm 20-2, Gm 20-13, Gm 20-19, Fr 12L, Fr 13L) 
            / SO4, Fercal, Gravesac, 161-49, 420A, 3309
 Regent * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4
 Rondo * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4 or 125AA

   also:
 Accent (Piwi/disease-resistant) /
 Acolon (We 725) / SO4
 Bolero (Piwi/disease-resistant) /
 Cabernet Cortis (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4
 Dakapo / SO4 or 125AA
 Dornfelder * (We 700) / SO4
 Dunkelfelder (N 100) / 5BB
 Frühburgunder (Gm 4, Gm 6) / SO4 or 125AA
 Monarch (Piwi/disease-resistant) / 
 Pinot Meunier / SO4 and weaker rootstocks
 Prior (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4

    and, for greenhouses/polytunnels:-
 Cabernet Cubin (We 675) / SO4
 Cabernet Dorio (Piwi/disease-resistant) / 125AA
 Cabernet Dorsa (We 750) / SO4
 Cabernet Franc (327, 343) / SO4 etc
 Cabernet Mitos (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4 or 125AA
 Cabernet Sauvignon (337, 169, 191, Gm 1) / SO4
 Gamay /
 Lagrein (Lb 511) / SO4 etc
 Merlot (181, 347) / SO4
 Portugieser (Bu 29) / 5BB
 St. Laurent (K 2) / SO4
 Syrah (174, 470, 877) / S04

  'White grape' Varieties / Rootstocks:-

 Bacchus * / SO4, Binova or 125AA
 Faberrebe (Az 22-60) / SO4
 Kernling / SO4 or 125AA
 Madeleine Angevine / SO4 (specially grafted from our own budwood) - all sold
 Orion * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4
 Phoenix * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4
 Pinot gris (52, 457 + special selections, also Fr 49-207, Lb 505, Lb 514) / SO4, Gravesac
 Reichensteiner * / SO4
 Seyval blanc * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / 5BB
 Solaris * (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4

   also:
 Auxerrois (56 + special selections) / SO4, 161-49, Gravesac
 Chardonnay * (95, 548, 76, 96 etc also D 258, 261 etc) / SO4 etc
 Chasselas blanc (Gutedel D26) or Chasselas rose / SO4
 Findling /
 Freisamer /
 Huxelrebe / SO4 or 125AA
 Johanniter (Piwi/disease-resistant) /
 Ortega (Wü 25 and 30) / SO4
 Pinot blanc (54 + special selections) / SO4, Fercal etc
 Schönburger (Gm 1) / SO4
 Siegerrebe (48) / SO4
 Villaris (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4

    and:
 Gewürztraminer (47 + special selections) / SO4, Fercal, Gravesac etc
 Johanniter (Fr 340) (Piwi/disease-resistant) / SO4
 Kerner (We 1) / SO4
 Merzling (Piwi/disease-resistant) / Gravesac
 Müller-Thurgau / SO4
 Muscat Ottonel (59 + special selections) / SO4, Gravesac
 Perle von Zala / SO4
 Riesling (many different clones + special selections, including 49; N90, Gm 110-6,
       Gm 198-2, Gm 198-16, Gm 239-17, Gm 239-34, BKS 68, Trier 356, Schlo 40, DN 500,
       W21) / SO4 and other rootstocks
 Sauvignon blanc (early clone 530; 159, 242) / SO4
 Sirius (Piwi/disease-resistant) /
 Silvaner

  'Eating grape' Varieties (for greenhouses/polytunnels):-

 Lakemont * (white seedless) / SO4
 Perlette (white seedless) / 3309
 Sultanine * (Thompson Seedless) (white seedless) /
 Suffolk Red * (red seedless) / Binova

 Black Hamburg (Trollinger) /
 Erdbeertraube (strawberry grape) /
 Muscat d'Alexandria /
 Muscat de Hombourg
 Nero /
 Muskat Nay /

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