Grape Variety: Erbaluce

Variety Name	Erbaluce
TTB Approved Name(s)	Erbaluce
All Synonyms	Albaluce, Albe Lucenti, Ambra, Bianchera, Bianc Rousti, Erbaluce Caluso, Erbalucente bianca, Erbcalon, Greco Novarese, Repcalon, Trebbiano Gentile, Trebbiano Perugino, Uva Rustica, Vernazza di Gattinara
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 5 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Link 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 Guida ai Vitigni D’Italia. 2005. Slow Food Editore.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	6- Erbaluce is a white grape variety which is a specialty of the Caluso region in NW Italy

Erbaluce Selections

	Erbaluce [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Zanzivivai Ferrara s.r.l., Italy , in 1981
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 1981 from Zanzivivai Ferrara s.r.l., in Italy. The original plant material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in the 1990's. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Erbaluce 01 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2001. Erbaluce 01 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol and was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2011 as Erbaluce 01.1.