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Grape Variety: Shiraz

Variety Name	Shiraz
TTB Approved Name(s)	Shiraz (Syrah)
Common Synonyms	Syrah
All Synonyms	Antournerein, Antournerein noir, Anzher Muskatnyi, Balsamina, Biaune, Blauer Syrah, Bragiola, Candive, Damaszener blau, Di Santi, Entourneirein, Entournerin, Ermitage, Hermitage, Hignin noir, Marsanne noir, Neretto di Saluzzo, Petit Syrah, Petite Sirrah, Petite Syras, Plant de la Bianne , Plant de la Biaune, Schiras, Sereine, Serene, Serine, Serine noir, Serinne, Sevene, Shiras, Shyrac, Sirac, Sirah, Sirah Marsanne noir, Syra, Syrac de l'Ermitage, Syrah, Zizak
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
Pedigree	6- 1998 DNA analysis (Davis, CA and Montpellier) shows that Dureza and Mondeuse blanche are are parents of Syrah
References	Show 7 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. Calo, A. et al. 2001. Vitigni d’Italia. Edagricole-Edizioni Agricole della Calderini. Bologna, Italy. (In Italian) Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	Shiraz is the Australian synonym name for the grape variety Syrah.

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Shiraz Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Shiraz [01]
Selections in Family	Shiraz [01] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Victorian Plant Research Institute, Burnley, Victoria, Australia
Comments	In 1970, Shiraz clonal material was imported to Foundation Plant Services from the Victorian Plant Research Institute in Burnley, Victoria, Australia (USDA Plant Introduction number 364287). The source of that Shiraz material was given as 'Bests R3 v 34 19/8'. According to Richard Hamilton at Southcorp, Australia, that information probably means that the source was Best's vineyard at Great Western, near Ararat in Victoria. FPMS Grape Program Newsletter, October, 2001, page 13 (http://fps.ucdavis.edu, in the Publications section under Grapes). At FPS, Dr. Austin Goheen created seven selections from the single importation of Shiraz, using heat treatments that ranged from 62 to 125 days in duration. After successful completion of index testing, those seven selections ultimately received the selection names Shiraz FPS 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07 and were planted in the foundation vineyard. In the October, 1999, FPS Grape Program Newsletter, Dr. Carole Meredith reported that she compared all seven FPS Shiraz selections, as well as selections called Syrah-01 and Sirah-01, to four Syrah accessions from the French national variety collection in Montpellier. All the FPS vines had exactly the same DNA profile as the French Syrah. Shiraz FPS 01 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed testing in 2013 and was planted at Russell Ranch as Shiraz 01.1.
	Shiraz [08]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Australia
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2003 from South Australian Vine Improvement, Inc. (SAVII), Nuriootpa, South Australia. The clone is the SAVII 17 clone. The original material was tested and planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007. At the same time, a backup vine was created by Foundation Plant Services using microshoot tip tissue culture therapy. That backup vine was planted in the Classic Vineyard without assigning a formal selection number. The backup vine successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013 as Shiraz 08.1.
	Shiraz [09]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Australia
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2003 from South Australian Vine Improvement, Inc. (SAVII), Nuriootpa, South Australia. It is SAVII clone 19. The original material was tested and planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007. At the same time, a backup vine was created at Foundation Plant Services using microshoot tip tissue culture therapy. The backup vine was planted in the Classic Vineyard without assigning a formal selection number. That backup vine successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013 as Shiraz 09.1.