Carnelian (grape variety)

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Carnelian (grape variety)
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Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color black
use
origin United States
breeder HP Olmo
Institute California Agricultural Experiment Station (UC)
Breeding year 1949
VIVC no. 2115
ancestry

Cross of
OLMO F 2- 7 × GARNACHA TINTA

List of grape varieties

Carnelian is a red wine variety , a new breed from (Carignan x Cabernet Sauvignon) and Grenache. The crossing took place in 1949 by Harold Olmo at the University of California at Davis . The grape variety was launched in 1974.

The mother variety (Carignan x Cabernet Sauvignon) with the name F2-7 was created in 1936. The aim of the breeding was to create a variety especially for the dry and hot conditions of the Central Valley area in California . The very high-yielding variety is mostly used for blends and is also cultivated in Texas and Hawaii. The variety looks very similar to Grenache, but does not come close to it in terms of quality.

Currently, about 893 acres (361.4 hectares ) in California (→ Viticulture in California ) are planted with the Carnelian variety. Since the variety is rarely replanted, the populations decrease.

The less successful Centurian variety was bred with the same parents in 1949 .

See the article Viticulture in the United States as well as the list of grape varieties .

Lineage: ( Carignan x Cabernet Sauvignon ) x Grenache .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ California grape acreage report, 2008 crop ( memento of the original from March 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 2.0 MB), published April 2009 by the California Department of Food and Agriculture @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nass.usda.gov
  2. ↑ Grape Variety: Carnelian , accessed January 16, 2020

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