I have placed my order for 3 Orion and 3 Phoenix vines with Vines for Wines.
This is a great place I have discovered which will sell you grafted vines in small quantities. Most places seem to require you to buy a minimum quantity of 25. Plus you get great advice from the very helpful guy that runs the company, Jack.
Grafted vines are a good idea as it means that being grafted onto American rootstocks they are resistant to Phylloxera – the disease that wiped out most European vineyards back in the late 19th century. My vines will be on SO4 rootstocks which, according to Winegrowers Supplies is the ‘definitive’ rootstock for the UK which adapts to a very wide range of soil types. It is tolerant of wet soil, especially suitable for fertile soils containing humus, which are not inclined to excessive dryness.
The vines will be delivered sometime in March next year, so I have time to get everything ready for their arrival.