Look how much shaded area is in Missouri. I’m from Missouri. The Norton grape is a native of to Missouri with a large, round, light

purple fruit. Discovered by early German settlers, it is the standard rootstock that European grapes are grafted onto to resist American blight. Norton grapes make a fair to good non-aged white table wine. Similar to a Riesling or Grawitztaminer (spelling?) when allowed to age in American Oak barrels the Norton great produces a less sweet, dry wine, somewhere between Chardonnay and Moscato. With flavors of citrus, stone fruit, and orange blossom. When the skins are allowed to ferment with the mash in a large oak barrel for a significant amount of time, you get an excellent red wine with flavors of tobacco, leather, dark, cherry, and plum. A very dry, jammy wine. It’s unfortunate that most Missouri wineries add sweetener or flavoring to their wines as this is a fantastic grape that grows in climates with a high annual rainfall and extremely cold winters, which I highly recommend you try. Also, due to its high sugar content it makes a great ice wine and is wonderful for jelly.