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Grape Variety: Tinta Amarella

Variety Name	Tinta Amarella
Common Synonyms	Tinta Amarela, Trincadeira Preta
All Synonyms	Crato Preto, Crato Tinto , Espadeiro, Espadeiro do Sul, Moreto Mortagua, Mortagua, Mortagua Preto, Mourisco Vero, Mourteiro, Murteira, Padeiro Bravo, Portugal, Preto Martinho, Preto Rifete, Rabo de Ovelha Tinto, Rifete, Rosete Espalhado, Rosete Espanhol, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Carvallera, Trincadeira, Trincadeira Preta
Countries of Origin	Portugal
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 2 references Hide references 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.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine

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Tinta Amarella Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Tinta Amarella [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Former Foothill Experiment Station, Jackson, California
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services around 1965 from UC's former Foothill Experiment Station in Jackson, California. The source vine was located at row E4 vine 9 at the Experiment Station. Documents at FPS refer to the original plant material for this selection as 'Fontella type'. The material underwent heat treatment for 242 days at FPS and was planted in the foundation vineyard in 1970 as Tinta Amarella 01. Tinta Amarella 01 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The tissue-cultured material successfully completed testing in 2013 and will be planted at Russell Ranch as Tinta Amarella FPS 01.1.
	Tinta Amarella [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Regua Agricultural Station, Douro region, Portugal
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 1984 by Dr. Harold Olmo (former Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, University of California, Davis) from the Regua Agricultural Station in the Douro region of Portugal. The original material underwent heat treatment therapy at FPS for 60 days in 1985. The selection also underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy in 1996. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Tinta Amarella 02 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 1995. Tinta Amarella 02 successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2011 as Tinta Amarella 02.1.
	Tinta Amarella [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Portugal
Comments	Foundation Plant Services is unsure of the exact source and date of introduction for this selection. The original material came from Portugal sometime prior to 1990. That original material tested positive for leafroll virus and underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 1995. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Tinta Amarella 03 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2005. Tinta Amarella 03 successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2011 as Tinta Amarella 03.1.