Flora (grape)

Flora is the name of two unrelated grape varieties from the United States, a white grape and a red. The white grape variety is a new breed between Semillon and Gewürztraminer. The crossing was made in 1938 by Harold Olmo at the University of California at Davis. The launch of the grape was in 1958 in the cool climate viticulture, the wines are similar to those of a Gewurztraminer. ; in warm climates where the Sémillon

Currently, only small populations in California are planted with the variety flora. In addition, stocks in New Zealand, South Africa and Brazil are known. The base wine is often made ​​into sparkling wine.

See the article viticulture in New Zealand viticulture in South Africa, viticulture and winemaking in Brazil in the United States and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: Sémillon x Gewürztraminer.

Synonyms

Flora is also known under the name of Flora Rose, and among the number breeding California Davis H H 59-90 or 59-90.

There is also a red hybrid vine of the same name, the AM Spangler received from a seedling varieties of Vitis vinifera and Vitis labrusca in 1850.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The young leaves are hairy easy spinnwebig.
• The large leaves are entire or three-lobed and barely sinuate. The petiole is V - shaped open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are large in comparison to other grades.
• The cone- shaped cluster is small to medium in size, shouldered and dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are small to medium in size, ranging from red to brownish red in color.

The vigorous vine growth is considered to be disease- sensitive and is particularly in the Napa Valley ( see Napa Valley AVA) like carrying the disease Pierce Disease.