Editing Norton (grape) (section)

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{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name            = Norton
| image           = Norton grapes growing in Missouri.jpg
| caption         = Norton grapes growing on the vine
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| color           = Noir
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| species         = ''[[V. vinifera]]'', ''[[V. aestivalis]]'', ''[[Vitis labrusca|V. labrusca]]'' hybrid
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| regions         =[[Missouri wine|Missouri USA]]
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| breeder         = Daniel Norborne Norton
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'''Norton''' is grown in the [[Midwestern United States]], the [[Mid-Atlantic States]], and northeastern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Nuclear and chloroplast DNA data are consistent with 'Norton' being a complex hybrid with ancestry from [[Vitis aestivalis|''V. aestivalis'']], ''[[Vitis vinifera|V. vinifera]]'', and ''[[Vitis labrusca|V. labrusca]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sparreo |first1=Luke |last2=Talavera |first2=Alicia |last3=Nie |first3=Ze-Long |last4=Johnson |first4=Gabriel |last5=Literman |first5=Robert |last6=Handy |first6=Sara |last7=Wen |first7=Jun |date=13 March 2025 |title=Phylogenomic insights into the origin of the Norton grape |journal=Plants, People, Planet |language=en |volume=n/a |issue=n/a |doi=10.1002/ppp3.70012 |issn=2572-2611|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ed Stover |author2=Malli Aradhya |author3=Judy Yang |author4=John Bautista |author5=Gerald S Dangl |url=https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=238484 |title=Investigations into the Origin of 'Norton' Grape using SSR Marker; In: Proceedings of Florida State Horticultural Society. 122:19-24|publisher=Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture|date=1 March 2010}}</ref>

Norton was first cultivated in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and is the official grape of the State of [[Missouri]], and is considered the cornerstone of the [[Missouri wine]] industry.<ref name=gans/><ref>A. Garfunkel [http://www.saucemagazine.com/a/233 "Norton: Missouri's State Grape Harbors Juicy Little Secrets"] Sauce Magazine May 31, 2004</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/11/25/missouris-grape-grows-popularity/ |title=Missouri's state grape grows in stature and popularity – Columbia Missourian |access-date=2009-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225001750/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/11/25/missouris-grape-grows-popularity/ |archive-date=2012-02-25  }}</ref> Daniel Norton first purveyed the Norton [[cultivar]] during the early 19th century from his vineyards in Virginia, USA.<ref name="gans">{{cite web |author1=Stefanie Gans |title=The Ultimate Guide To Understanding Virginia Wine |url=https://northernvirginiamag.com/food/drinks/2019/09/26/want-to-understand-virginia-wine-know-the-4-main-grapes/ |publisher=Northern Virginia Magazine |access-date=April 6, 2022 |date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>