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Grape Variety: Arinto

Variety Name	Arinto
Common Synonyms	Arinto de Bucelas
All Synonyms	Arinto Cercial, Arinto d'Anadia, Arinto de Bucelas, Arinto do Douro, Azal Espanhol, Cerceal, Chapeludo, Pe de Perdiz Branco, Pederna, Pedernao
Countries of Origin	Portugal
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 2 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.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	This Portuguese wine grape variety is known for its high acidity and the citrus quality of wines that are aged. 'Arinto Tinto' is not a synonym for this variety. 'Arinto Tinto' is instead one of the Portuguese synonyms for the Spanish grape Tempranillo.

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Arinto Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Arinto [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Portugal
Comments	This selection was among 13 unique vine sources sent to Foundation Plant Services for the public collection from the AGRO Ideia Nursery in Portugal in 2000. The nursery collected it from vine 2 of this particular clone in the Quinta da Cortezia vineyard in the city of Aldeia Gavinha, Portugal. The original vine 2 material tested positive for virus and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy in 2000. After successful completion of disease testing for the California Registration & Certification Program, Arinto 01 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007. Arinto 01 successfully completed testing for the 2010 Protocol in 2011 as was planted in the new Russell Ranch Vineyard under the selection name Arinto 01.1. Arinto FPS 01 (01.1) and Arinto FPS 02 (02.2) were created from two different source vines of the same Portuguese Arinto clone.
	Arinto [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Portugal
Comments	This selection was among 13 unique vine sources sent to Foundation Plant Services for the public collection from the AGRO Ideia Nursery in Portugal in 2000. The material for this selection was collected from vine 1 of this particular clone in the vineyard at Quinta da Cortezia, Aldeia Gravinha at AGRO Ideia. The original vine 1 material tested positive for virus and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture treatment in 2000. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Arinto 02 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007. The selection was tested using the 2010 Protocol in 2011 and qualified for planting at Russell Ranch, where it was installed in 2011 under the new selection name Arinto 02.1. Arinto FPS 01 (01.1) and Arinto FPS 02 (02.1) were created from two different source vines of the same Portuguese Arinto clone.
	Arinto [635]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2010 by Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. This clone is JPB clone 635 at Plansel. Arinto PLANSEL® 635 successfully completed disease testing in 2012 and qualified for the Classic Foundation Vineyard at FPS. Arinto 635 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2010 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The clone has been proprietary until 2019, at which time it was released to the FPS public grapevine collection.
	Arinto [962]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services as a proprietary clone in 2005 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The material was JPB clone 962. The selection was initially known at FPS as Arinto FPS 03 (group 7867). The name was changed to Arinto PLANSEL 962 in 2008 to reflect the number of the PLANSEL clone. Arinto 962 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.