Grape Variety: Mission

Variety Name	Mission
TTB Approved Name(s)	Mission
Common Synonyms	Criolla Chica, Listán Prieto
All Synonyms	California, Creole Petite, Criolla Chica, El Paso, Hariri, Listán Prieto, Misión, Mission's Grape, Moscatel negro, Negra Corriente, País, Rosa del Perú, Uva del País, Uva negra vino, Uva País, Viña blanca, Viña negra
Countries of Origin	Spain
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 6 references Hide references Christensen, L et al. 2003. Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 3419. 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 Tapia et al. 2007. Determining the Spanish Origin of Representative Ancient American Grapevine Varieties. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 58(2): 242-251. Robinson, Jancis, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz. WINE GRAPES. First U.S. edition, 2012. Harper Collins Publishers, East 53rd Street, New York, New York.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	The Mission grape was first introduced to the New World by Franciscan and Jesuit friars between 1520 and 1540. The grapes were planted in mission vineyards and spread with the establishment of new missions. The Mission variety was introduced to California in 1778 and was the principal wine grape in the state until about 1870. In 2007, DNA analysis demonstrated that the grape known in California as Mission was the same grape as Listán Prieto, an ancient Spanish variety now restricted to the Canary Islands in Europe (see reference 48).

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Mission Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Mission [02]
Selections in Family	Mission [02] [9]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	California vineyard
Comments	This selection came to Davis from a California vineyard in Woodbridge, California, around 1959.
	Mission [06]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Vineyard in Calaveras County
Comments	This selection came to Davis from a vineyard in Calaveras County, California, around 1964.
	Mission [07]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Port Orford, California
Comments	This selection came to Davis from a vineyard in Port Orford, California, around 1963.
	Mission [08]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Port Orford, California
Comments	This selection came to Davis from a vineyard in Port Orford, California, around 1964.
	Mission [11]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jackson, California
Comments	This selection came to FPS from the vineyard at the former University of California Experiment Station in Jackson, California in 1963.
	Mission [12]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	California vineyard around 1965
	Mission [13]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jackson, California
Comments	This selection came to FPS from the vineyard at the former University of California Experiment Station in Jackson, California, in 1966.
	Mission [17]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Very old vineyard in Santa Barbara County
Comments	This historically significant selection was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis, in 2013 by Deborah Hall, winemaker and owner of Gypsy Canyon Winery in the Santa Rita Hills, California. In 1999, Ms. Hall discovered this selection growing in an old vineyard in Santa Barbara County. The Mission vines were reportedly planted around 1887. Since 1999, Gypsy Canyon has donated cuttings from the old Mission vines to various California missions to restore the mission vineyards. The collection at Mission San Luis Rey is the largest of those restored collections. The material successfully completed testing at FPS and qualified for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2015. Mission 17 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2013 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2016.