How Selection Numbers are Created
Questions are often asked as to how Foundation Plant Services (FPS) decides which number to assign to the grape selections in the foundation vineyard and whether those numbers relate to particular clones that may be the sources of the FPS selections.
The answer for most selections in the FPS foundation vineyard is that selection numbers are assigned by the next available (unused) number in sequence for that variety. There is nothing magical about it. For example, the first Sauvignon blanc selection that came to FPS in 1958 was named Sauvignon blanc FPS 01. The next Sauvignon blanc arrival received the name Sauvignon blanc FPS 02. Gaps in the numbering system in the current list of available selections mean that the omitted number was taken out of circulation for some reason, such as death from disease.
FPS intentionally chose the word "selection" rather than "clone" when referring to the products offered in the foundation vineyard. The word "clone" can be confusing and ambiguous. The major European collections have formal evaluation protocols for grape material to qualify material for release as an official "clone". Evaluation criteria includes field performance and wine making characteristics.
FPS does not perform formal clonal evaluations on the grapevine materials accepted for the foundation vineyard. The word "selection" at FPS simply means the material was collected from a single source vine from the vineyard of origin, whether within the United States or from a foreign vineyard. Some of our numbered selections have been through trials here in California but FPS does not conduct those trials or evaluations.
Having said that, there is a subgroup of selections at FPS that are official numbered clones from the formal clonal development programs in Europe. Those official clones are imported and sold by the owners as proprietary (trademarked) clonal material in the United States. The owners are large government or nursery entities in Europe, such as the ENTAV-INRA® clonal material from the IFV program in France. In order to preserve the identity of those clones, FPS agreed to assign them the same official clone number that the program in Europe gave them when released there. Cabernet Sauvignon 685 from France received the name Cabernet Sauvignon ENTAV-INRA® 685 at FPS. The owners of those proprietary clones are the ones who vouch for or affirm the authenticity of their trademarked clones.
Lastly, there is a small subset of "clones" that came to FPS in the 1980's prior to the establishment of the trademark programs for the European clones. Those clones also came to the United States associated with clone numbers assigned when the clones were developed in Europe. Many of the French clones in that group were developed at Dijon in France and the material has been known as the "Dijon clones". Those French clones were not protected by an official trademark program at the time they came to the United States. Some of those clones are no longer used in France and some were incorporated into the ENTAV-INRA trademark program.
FPS refers to this subset of clones as "generic clonal material". FPS agreed that we would assign those non-proprietary clones a new number at FPS rather than the European clonal number. They received their FPS numbers using the "next in order" rule. We may have a note on the plant description that the selection is "reported to be a certain French clone number". FPS cannot guarantee that such a selection is the official French clone number that it was formally associated with in France.
Registration Status Definitions
Provisional Status
Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
Registered Status
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Touriga Nacional 01
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Registered
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Protocol 2010 |
Qualifies for Protocol 2010.
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Portugal |
Treatments |
Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
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Comments |
This selection was imported to Davis for use as a port variety in 1981 by Dr. Harold Olmo (Professor of Viticulture & Enology, University of California, Davis) from Cockburn Co., Tua (Dourou) Oporto, Portugal. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy sometime before 1995. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Touriga Nacional 01 was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2001. |
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Touriga Nacional 02
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Registration Status |
Registered
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Source |
Portugal |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 75 days / nurse bud LN33
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This selection was imported in 1981 by Dr. Harold Olmo (Professor, UC Davis) from Cockburn Co., Tua (Dourou) Oporto, Portugal. The selection came with the notation 'Francesa I' and was given the name Touriga FPS 02 when it was first processed through FPS. Subsequent (2002) DNA analysis revealed the identity of the selection as Touriga Nacional. |
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Touriga Nacional 03
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Registration Status |
Registered
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Portugal |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 63 days
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Comments |
This selection was imported in 1939 by Dr. Harold Olmo (Professor, UC Davis) from A.A. Antunes Jr. in Portugal. The original name of the selection at FPS was Touriga FPS 01. Subsequent (2002) DNA analysis revealed the true identity of the selection as Touriga Nacional. |
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Touriga Nacional 04
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Registration Status |
Registered
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Portugal |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 96 days , Tissue Culture Excision
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Comments |
This selection was imported in 1939 by Dr. Harold Olmo (Professor, UC Davis) from A.A. Antunes Jr. in Portugal. The selection came to the United States with USDA P.I. #162426 with the name Alvarelhão. The name was changed in 2002 from Alvarelhão to Touriga Nacional after DNA analysis revealed the correct variety identification. |
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Touriga Nacional 05
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Registration Status |
Registered
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
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Protocol 2010 |
Qualifies for Protocol 2010.
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Source |
Portugal |
Treatments |
Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
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Comments |
This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2000 from the Quinta da Cortezia, Aldeia Gavinha, Agro Ideia Nursery, Portugal. The import was labelled 'vine 1'. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2000. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Touriga Nacional 05 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2005. |
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Touriga Nacional 301
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Registration Status |
Provisional
Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
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Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal |
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None , Tissue Culture Excision
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Comments |
This selection was sent to Foundation Plant Services in 2007 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material was JPB clone 301 from the Douro region of Portugal. The original material successfully completed testing to qualify for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2009 and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2009 as Touriga Nacional 301. The selection underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2009 and the resulting vines were planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2013. One of those treated selections is Touriga Nacional 301.1. After several years as a proprietary selection, Touriga Nacional 301/301.1 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019. |
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Touriga Nacional 301.1
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Registration Status |
Provisional
Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
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Source |
Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal |
Treatments |
Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
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Comments |
This selection was sent to Foundation Plant Services in 2007 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material was JPB clone 301 from the Douro region of Portugal. The original material successfully completed testing to qualify for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2009 and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2009 as Touriga Nacional 301. The selection underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2009 and the resulting vines were planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2013. One of those treated selections is Touriga Nacional 301.1. After several years as a proprietary selection, Touriga Nacional 301/301.1 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019. |
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Touriga Nacional 302
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Registration Status |
Provisional
Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
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Source |
Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal |
Treatments |
None
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Comments |
This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2005 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material is Plansel clone 302. After successful completion of testing, the original material qualified for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2007 and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard as Touriga Nacional 07. The name of the selection was changed in 2008 to Touriga Nacional 302 to reflect the Plansel clone number. After several years as a proprietary clone, Touriga Nacional 302 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019. |
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Touriga Nacional 308
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Registration Status |
Provisional
Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
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Source |
Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal |
Treatments |
None
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Comments |
This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2004 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material is Plansel clone 308. After successful completion of testing, the original material qualified for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2007 and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard as Touriga Nacional 06. The name of the selection was changed in 2008 to Touriga Nacional 308 to reflect the Plansel clone number. After several years as a proprietary clone, Touriga Nacional 308 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019. |