Grape Variety: Verdelho

Variety Name	Verdelho
TTB Approved Name(s)	Verdelho
All Synonyms	Godello, Gouveio, Gouvio Real, Verdelho de Madeira, Verdelho de Madere
Countries of Origin	Portugal
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 3 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	The name Verdelho has historically been used for two distinct grape varieties in Portugal. One usage is in connection with a variety that originated in Crete and dates back to the 15th century. This Verdelho variety is planted on Madeira and in the Azores but not on continental Portugal; it has also been grown in Australia. The second grape that in the past has been called Verdelho is grown in continental Portugal and is now known officially as Gouveio (Godello in Spain). By legislation in 2000, the name Verdelho was discontinued for this second grape grown on continental Portugal.

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Verdelho Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Verdelho [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Vineyard of the Department of Viticulture & Enology, University of California, Davis
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services around 1965 from the vineyard of the Department of Viticulture & Enology, University of California, Davis (location I78 v7). The plant material underwent heat treatment for 70 days at FPS. After basic index testing, the selection was planted in the old foundation vineyard in 1966 as Verdelho 02. Verdelho 02 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed testing in 2013 and will be planted at Russell Ranch as Verdelho 02.1.
	Verdelho [06]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Galt, California
Comments	This selection was donated to the Foundation Plant Services public collection in 2001 by viticulturist and wine maker Markus Bokisch. The plant material originated from a vineyard in Galt, California. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2002. The treated material successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2011 as Verdelho FPS 06.1.
	Verdelho [07]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	SAVII, South Australia
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2003 from the South Australian Vine Improvement Inc. (SAVII) in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The source of the material at SAVII was given as WA3, B23 v74. The selection successfully completed testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program and was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2008. At the same time as the original material was undergoing testing, FPS created backup vines for this selection (in 2004) using microshoot tip tissue culture therapy. The backup vines were planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard without assignment of a formal selection number. That backup material successfully completed testing to qualify it for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2011 as Verdelho 07.1.
	Verdelho [08]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Australia
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2003 from the South Australia Vine Improvement Inc. (SAVII), Nuriootpa, South Australia, where it was propagated from Kosovich B23 R5 v65. The original plant material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at Foundation Plant Services in 2004. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Verdelho 08 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2010. Verdelho 08 successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard where it will be planted in 2013 as Verdelho 08.1.
	Verdelho [09]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	SAVII, South Australia
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2001 from the South Australian Vine Improvement Association (SAVII), in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2004. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Verdelho 09 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2008. Verdelho 09 successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2012 as Verdelho 09.1.
	Verdelho [10.1]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	SAVII, South Australia
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2001 from the South Australian Vine Improvement Association (SAVII), in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2003. The treated material successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2012 as Verdelho FPS 10.1.
	Verdelho [11]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jorge Boehm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal
Comments	This white wine selection was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2007 by Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material is JBP clone 300 from Madeira. The original material tested positive for virus and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2008. This selection was planted as a backup selection to Verdelho 11 once disease testing was completed in 2012. The name for the selection was changed in 2014 when the material successfully passed 2010 Protocol testing for Russell Ranch. There are vines in the Classic Foundation Vineyard for Verdelho 11.2.