Good Evening John,

Interestingly, I was looking for a post on this very subject! I know I mentioned I was starting a vineyard in Virginia and toyed with the idea of only having own rooted vines – as in a regenerative system, root pathogens and pests shouldn’t be such an issue that they would wipe out a crop? That being said, I’m undecided and was planning to plant each varietal half on rootstock and half own rooted. I would be curious about anyone’s experience on own rooted vines (especially vinifera – as I am increasingly uncertain about hybrid varieties given the infinite unknown side effects of their altered genetics).

Thanks! Jaclyn