| 0 | DVIT 1145 | Unknown Euvitis cultivar | Vitis rotundifolia Michx. | California, United States | DAV | | Not Available | 1983 | DONATED | 01/01/1983 | | | | | Uncertain improvement status | Per Galet (see citation) "Growing tip: open, flat, faintly cobwebby and very lightly pubescent...Leaf:small, cuneiform-truncate...thick, glossy, nearly glabrous on both sides...Shoot: very thin, green, short internodes, glabrous. Flower cluster: small with an average of twelve flowers; male with five or six stamens. Cluster: small, with a small number of berries which ripen unevenly and fall off when ripe; berries round, medium to large, black or white depending on the cultivar; very thick skin, tough, elastic pulp, and a characteristic musky flavor...Growth habit: very vigorous, climbing or may be bushy; strong trunk with hard wood; sometimes developing aerial roots...Rotundifolia is resistant to phylloxera, downy mildew, powdery mildew, black rot, and Pierce's disease. However, due to the difficulties of rooting it and hybridizing it with other species, this resistance has not yet been exploited outside of rotundifolia's native territory." | 1011707 | DVIT 1145 |
| 1 | DVIT 149 | Taylor | Vitis hybr. | Kentucky, United States | DAV | | | 1983 | COLLECTED | | | | | | Cultivated material | Type = American Hybrid. Per Hedrick (see citation): "The original vine of Taylor was a wild seedling found in the early [1800's] on the Cumberland Mountains near the Kentucky-Tennessee line by a Mr. Cobb who planted the vine on his farm in Shelby County, Kentucky. Vine vigorous to rank, healthy, hardy, variable in productiveness. Leaves small, attractive in color, smooth. Flowers bloom early; stamens reflexed. Fruit ripens about two weeks before Isabella. Clusters small to medium, shouldered, loose to moderately compact. Berries small to medium, roundish, pale greenish-white, sometimes tinged with amber. Skin very thin. Pulp sweet, spicy, fair to good in quality." Per Munson (see citation): "Vine vigorous, healthy, with light colored wood, and lively green, large toothed Vulpina-like leaves; cluster very small, usualy straggling, as the flower is imperfect; berries small, round, yellowish-white, translucent, of pure good quality, seeds small. The variety is valueless for direct production, but has been used extensively in France as a resistant graft stock, and in this country has been of great value as a hardy, healthy, high quality base from which to breed and has yielded many hybrids with Labrusca and other species." Information taken from http:\\www.wine-lovers-page.com\wineguest\wgg.html: "Historically important American variety . . . One of the most compatible vines used by the hybridizers during the 19th century phylloxera crisis in Europe. Still grown on that continent where it is mainly used to produce a sweet dessert wine. Is best known as one of the pedigree parents of the Missouri Riesling, Elvira, and Noah oldline varieties." | 1003569 | DVIT 149 |
| 2 | DVIT 214 | Marechel Foch | Vitis hybr. | Oklahoma, United States | DAV |  | Not Available | 1983 | DONATED | 1962 | | | | | Cultivated material | Type = French Hybrid. Per Winkler (see citation): "Foch is a very early, small clustered, black variety capable of producing a well colored, neutral flavored, red wine. The vine is only moderately vigorous and productive and performs best on fertile sites. It also does better when grafted onto vigorous stocks. It is winter hardy but susceptible to powdery mildew." Per Galet (see citation): "Growing tip: cobwebby, slight rose margin. Young leaves: glabrous, copper. Leaf:cuneiform, 136-3-46, slightly lobed 31, grossly bullate, convex edges, pubescent veins, glabrous leaf blade; petiolar sinus lyre-shaped; petiolar junction pink; teeth convex, average. Shoot: finely ribbed, glabrous, purplish on sunny side. Cluster: short, 7 to 10 cm, winged, cylindrical, loose; berries small, blue-black, round. Growth habit: trailing. This is a very early ripening, very vigorous variety. Due to its small clusters and berries, it needs to be pruned long in order to get sufficient yields. The wine is said to have a Burgandy character while having a somewhat herbaceous flavor and purplish color. It is fairly resistant to fungus diseases. In the event of a spring freeze, it will have only a mediocre secondary crop. It is considered winter hardy in New York." Information taken from http:\\www.wine-lovers-page.com\wineguest\wgg.html: "Short season french-american hybrid small-cluster grape with hard-cold tolerance to -20 deg. F. Having good resistance to the usual disesaes, it normally ripens in early Sept. Grows well in sandy soils, but may need grafting for use in heavier soil types . . . Noted for producing somewhat light, yet deeply colored and strongly varietal wines described as having a 'Burgundian' character. Usually needs the help of carbonic maceration or hot pressing to enhance quality. Birds find the small berries very attractive. Also known under the name Foch." | 1004403 | DVIT 214 |
| 3 | DVIT 627 | Aligote | Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera | California, United States | DAV | | | 1983 | DONATED | 01/01/1983 | | | | | Cultivated material | The Aligote is used for the standard white Burgandy wine of France. The vines are of average vigor. The clusters are small medium; conical, some with wings; compact. The berries are small; round to oval; with skins that slip readily. The leaves are slightly 3-lobed to entire; dark green; thick; glabrous above, slightly tomentose below. The petioles and young shoot are reddish purple." Per Galet (see citation): "Leaf: medium, orbicular 035-2-57. Shoot: ribbed, reddish or purplish, brown on dorsal side; tendrils brown, thin, short. Cluster: small, 7 to 12 cm, cylindrical loose; berries small, round, orange-white, speckled. An old Burgandian variety, Aligote was often cultivated in a vineyard 'blend' with Chardonnay and Melon (Muscadet). It is considered to be a good ordinary table winer, moderately alcoholic, low in tannin, and rapidly aging." | 1007640 | DVIT 627 |
| 4 | DVIT 633 | Aramon | Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera | California, United States | DAV | | | 1983 | DONATED | 01/01/1983 | | | | | Cultivated material | Per Galet (see citation): Leaf: large, cuneiform 135-3-46. Shoot: slightly ribbed, cobwebby at the tip, green with a few reddish-brown streaks where exposed to the sun. Cane: clear reddish brown with darker streaks, bloom on the nodes; buds large dome-shaped, white. Cluster: very large, often with a well-developed wing, peduncle remains green up to maturity; berries large, 15 to 29mm and larger, round, blue-black, very thin skin, burst easily very juice, clear juice. [Aramon] is an extremely productive variety which when grown in fertile locations with a sufficent water supply produces very high yields of very ordinary wine. Aramon buds out early and is very sensitive to spring frost. Maturity is late. It is susceptible to downy mildew, botrytis, phomopsis, grape berry moth, and yellow spider mites. On the other hand, it is fairly resistant to powdery mildew. It is always spur pruned to avoid overcropping and early decline." Per Andy Walker (University of California, Davis Viticulture Dept.): Looks like a table grape; used for wine. Big fruit for a wine grape. Tastes good." | 1007683 | DVIT 633 |
| 5 | DVIT 658 | Cinsaut | Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera | California, United States | DAV | | | 1983 | DONATED | 01/01/1983 | | | | | Cultivated material | Per Galet (see citation): "Growing tip: felty, white with rose margin. Young leaves: downy, bullate, reddish-yellow, five lobed. Leaf: medium, orbicular 035-2-58; deeply lobed, lateral sinuses 64, club-shaped with pointed bases; clear green, soft, contorted, cobwebby tufts below or pubescent depending on the clone; petiolar sinus lyre-shaped more or less closed; teeth pointed, very narrow. Shoot: ribbed, clear green,glabrous, large tendrils. Cane: clear pale beige or pale pink with abundant bloom, dark brown nodes; large buds with white bud down. Cluster: large, cylindrical-conical, compact; berries ellipsoidal, large, blue-black, bloomed; firm skin and pulp. Growth habit: spreading. A productive, moderately vigorous variety. Cinsaut is considered to add softness and bouqet and blends well with Grenache and Carignane. budbreak is late and maturity is midseason. Cinsaut is sensitive to downy and powdery mildew and botrytis, and it has a tendency to drop its berries at maturity. It is severly affected by yellow spider mites, and the clusters are very susceptible to the grape berry moth." | 1007849 | DVIT 658 |
| 6 | DVIT 723 | Folle Blanche | Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera | France | DAV | | | 1983 | DONATED | 03/06/1939 | | | | | Cultivated material | Per Galet (see citation): "Growing tip: felty white, very slight rose margin. Young leaves: downy, yellowish above, felty below. Leaf: orbicular 136-2-69. Shoot: ribbed, reddish-brown, red nodes; tendrils brown, thick, medium. Cluster: medium, compact, conical, sometimes winged; berries medium, 10-12mm, round or slightly oval when squeezed in the cluster, greenish white at maturity. Folle blance is the traditional brandy variety of the Cognac and Armagnac regions. Since the turn of the century, it has largely been replaced by St. Emillion and Baco 22 A. The grapes are generally low in sugar and are very acid even in Montpellier; they make an exceptionally fine brandy. It is a productive vine of average budbreak and midseason maturity. Since grafted vines of Folle blanche are spparently more vigorous than they were before phylloxera, the problem of botrytis rot is worse. In addition, it is very susceptible to black rot which has also contributed to its replacement by its offspring Baco blanc. On the other hand, it has some resistance to powdery mildew." Information taken from www.wine-lovers-page.com/wineguest/wgg.html: "Minor variety once enjoying extensive use in making the distilled wines of the cognac region of France. Small acreages still remain in the western Loire region that are used to produce an often light, sharply acidic wine called 'Gros Plant du Pays Nantais' locally claimed to be a useful foodmatch alternative to Muscadet de Bourgogne. Also grown in the S. Rhone region where it has the synonym name Piquepol (Blanc)." | 1008365 | DVIT 723 |