Narrative
Per Chadha and Randhawa (see citation): "Vines vigorous. Bark slightly adherent and detaches in short, medium wide, thin, smooth, brittle and fissured straps. Canes light brown, long, thick, glabrous; internodes medium long. Buds broad at apex, covered brown pubescence. Growing shoots dark purple, fairly pubescent. Tendrils bi-fid, sometimes tri-fid, light green with fine purple streaks abound base, intermittent, medium thick, medium long, glabrous or nearly so. Unfolding leaves greyish green above and silvery white below, devoid of any pigmentation, wooly above and below. Full-grown leaves cuneiform, 5-lobed, medium large, dark green on upper, light green on lower surface, thick, smooth, glabrous above, wooly below. [. . .] Flowers hermaphrodite, stamens upright, anthers slightly higher than stigma. Inflorescence appears on 2nd to 5th nodes. Bunches medium large, long, short conical to long conical, shouldered on both the sides, loose to well filled. Peduncle light green, long, medium thick, pubescent, devoid of warts. Rachis green, medium long, medium thick; primary branches many, medium long; secondary branches few, short. Pedicels arising from rachis and primary branches, short, medium thick, glabrous, warty, warts many, prominent, dark brown. Torus small, rough, warty. Brush light green, medium long, thin. Berries light green, spherical, small, size moderatley variable; bloom thin, easily removable; apex truncate, adherence medium strong. Skin adherent to pulp, thin, tender, transparency poor. Pulp tender, melting, watery, slightly musky in flavour, sweet, tranparency very good, veins visible and prominent. Juice clear, sweet. [. . .] In some parts of California, the Palomino is erroneously called Golden Chasselas. It is Principal sherry grape of Jerez (Spain) and is widely adaptable to various soils and climate. It makes an inferior dry wine (Winkler, 1965). In India, it has performed moderately well in Delhi and Poona. Ripening is uniform, mid season, 2nd to 3rd week of June in Delhi, early in Poona. Quality medium and better in Poona than Delhi. T.S.S. 16-18%, acidity 0.7-0.8%, juice 50-60%. A medium to heavy cropper. Keeping quality good. Not susceptible to cracking. Shot berries many. It is susceptible to rust and downy mildew."