Grape Variety: Sultanina

Variety Name	Sultanina
TTB Approved Name(s)	Thompson Seedless (Sultanina)
Common Synonyms	Thompson Seedless
All Synonyms	Banati, Kishmish, Kis Mis Alb, Kismis, Soultanina, Sultana, Sultani Cekirdeksiz, Sultanina, Sultanina blanche, Sultanine, Sultaniye, Thompson Seedless
Countries of Origin	Turkey
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 2 references Hide references 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. 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	White
Uses	Table, wine and raisin
Comments	This white cultivar is known as Thompson Seedless in the United States. It is the world's most widely planted light skinned variety but is only rarely used for wine. In California, massive plantings are used primarily for raisins. Robinson et al., 2012, WINE GRAPES, p. 1016.

Sultanina Selections

	Sultanina [02]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Vineyard in Korinthia region of Greece; donated by Fassoulis Grapevine Nursery, Nemea, Greece
Comments	This white cultivar was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2014 by Fassoulis Grapevine Nursery in Nemea, Greece. The material is clone F1 from a vineyard in Kalentzi in the Korinthia region of Greece. The source vine is 9 years old and has good fertility, and typical grape and berry size. The berries are more elongated than normal, however. The nursery donated the clone in exchange for return of clean/tested wood. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017.