VASCM: Field Grafting

[Kenneth Challenger]

Hello fellow VASCM members. 

I will be planting a small vineyard of Pinot Noir next winter and want to plant several clones on a drought resistant root stock. 110R has been recommended as the root stock but I am having trouble finding a supplier that will provide me with about 100 to 150 vines of each clone.  I will need about 500-600 vines total.  Nova Vines will sell small quantities but they do not provide Pinot Noir on 110R unless one orders 500 vines of the same root stock and clone combination. I am considering planting the 110R root stock next winter and then field grafting the clones I want the following year.  Any comments on this? And, does anyone have a recommendation of who to use for the grafting and how the overall cost will compare to just planting grafted vines on whatever root stock is available?

Thanks for your help.

Kenneth Challenger
Iron Rose Vineyards