Grape Variety: Carignane

Variety Name	Carignane
TTB Approved Name(s)	Carignane (Carignan)
Common Synonyms	Mazuela, Cariñena, Carignan noir
All Synonyms	Babonenc, Bois de Fer, Bois Dur, Bovale Grande di Spagna, Bove Duro, Cagnolaro Tinto, Carignan, Carignan Mouillan, Carignan noir, Carignanne, Carignano, Cariñena, Carinena, Catalan, Cencibel, Crignane, Crujillon, Crusillo, Girarde, Karinjan, Kek Carignan, Legno Duro, Manuelo Tinto, Marocain, Mataro, Mazuela, Mazuelo, Mazuelo, Mollard, Monestel, Pinot Evara, Plant de Ledenon, Pokovec, Pokovez, Roussillonen, Samso, Samso Crusillo, Shopatna Blau, Sopatna Blau, Tinto Mazuela, Uva di Spagna
Countries of Origin	Spain
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 8 references Hide references Christensen, L et al. 2003. Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 3419. ENTAV. Catalogue of Selected Wine Grape Varieties and Clones Cultivated in France.1995. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food CTPS. France. Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimedia sarl. Chateau de Chaintre, France. 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 Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca, y Alimentacion. Undated. Variedades de vid, Registro de variedades comerciales. Secretaria General Tecnica, Centro de Publicaciones, Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, Madrid, Spain. Alburquerque et al. 2006. Descripción y caracterización agronómica de 28 variedades tintas de vid en Castilla y León. Junta de Castilla y León, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario, Valladolid, España.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	This grape variety originated in the province of Aragón in northeast Spain near the town of Cariñena. The variety was known in Spain as Mazuela, Mazuelo, and Cariñena. The grape was so widely cultivated in France that it has come to be identified with that country under the name Carignan (Carignan noir). The variety is known as Carignane in the United States.

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Carignane Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Carignane [02]
Selections in Family	Carignane [02] [3]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Carignane 01, which was originally from the vineyard of the Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
Comments	This selection originally came to Foundation Plant Services in the mid-1950's from the vineyard of the UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology, location I(eye) 56 vine 19. The original material underwent basic index testing and was planted in 1956 as Carignane-1 in the first foundation vineyard at Block A12 v 5-8. Carignane-1 underwent heat treatment therapy for 102 days at FPS in 1964 and was later planted in the Hopkins foundation vineyard in 1965 as Carignane 03. Carignane 03 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard.
	Carignane [10]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Former University of California Foothill Experiment Station in Jackson, California
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services around 1963 from the former University of California Foothill Experiment Station in Jackson, Amador County, California. The original plant material was at location D9 v13 in that vineyard. The original material tested positive for virus at FPS and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy in 2000. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Carignane 10 was planted in FPS' Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2006. Carignane 10 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol and qualified for the Russell Ranch Vineyard in 2011.
	Carignane [11]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Morisoli Heritage Vineyard, Napa, California
Comments	Carignane FPS 11.1 originated in the Morisoli Heritage Vineyard in Napa, California. The selection was donated to the Foundation Plant Services public collection in 2002. The original plant material tested positive for virus and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy at FPS in 2007. The treated plant material successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011 and qualified for planting in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard.
	Carignane [12]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Spinelli Vineyard, Oakley, California, estimated planting 1885
Comments	Commercial grapevine plantings in the Spinelli Vineyard and Emerson Ranch Vineyard in Oakley, Contra Costa County, date from the early days of the California grape industry. Those vineyard properties were purchased by the state for wetlands restoration in the early 2000's. Matt Cline of Cline Vineyards and MAC Wines rescued clonal material reportedly planted in the 1880's in those old vineyards and donated it to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2014. The original material for five selections completed testing and were released in 2016 to be planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard: Carignane 12, 14 and 15 and Cinsaut 05 and Mourvedre 08. The original material for those selections underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2014 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017 as Carignane 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1, and Cinsaut 05.1 and Mourvedre 08.1.
	Carignane [15]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Emerson Ranch Vineyard, Oakley, California, planting in 1880's
Comments	Commercial grapevine plantings in the Spinelli Vineyard and Emerson Ranch Vineyard in Oakley, Contra Costa County, date from the early days of the California grape industry. Those vineyard properties were purchased by the state for wetlands restoration in the early 2000's. Matt Cline of Cline Vineyards and MAC Wines rescued clonal material reportedly planted in the 1880’s in those old vineyards and donated it to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2014. The original material for five selections completed testing and were released in 2016 to be planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard: Carignane 12, 14 and 15 and Cinsaut 05 and Mourvedre 08. The original material for those selections underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2014 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017 as Carignane 12.1, 13.1, 14.1, 15.1, and Cinsaut 05.1 and Mourvedre 08.1.