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Grape Variety: Valdepeñas

Variety Name	Valdepeñas
TTB Approved Name(s)	Valdepeñas (Tempranillo)
Common Synonyms	Aragónez, Tempranillo, Tinta Roríz
All Synonyms	Aragónez, Arganda, Arinto Tinto, Cencibel, Cencibera, Chinchillana, Escobera, Garnacho Fono, Jacivera, Negra de Mesa, Ojo de Liebre, Olho de Lebre, Tempranilla, Tempranillo, Tempranillo de la Rioja, Tempranillo de Rioja Grenache de Logrono, Tinta Aragones, Tinta de Toro, Tinta del Pais, Tinta do Inacio, Tinta Monteiro, Tinta Roríz, Tinta Roriz da Penajola, Tinta Santiago, Tinto Aragon, Tinto de la Rioja, Tinto de Madrid, Tinto de Rioja, Tinto de Toro , Tinto del Pais, Tinto Fino, Tinto Fino Ull de Lllebre, Tinto Madrid, Tinto Pais, Tinto Ribiera, Tinto Riojano, Ull de Llebre, Valdepenhas, Verdiell, Vid de Aranda
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. ENTAV. Catalogue of Selected Wine Grape Varieties and Clones Cultivated in France.1995. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food CTPS. 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	Table,Wine
Comments	This grape was brought to California in the late 19th century under the name Tinta de Valdepeñas. It is thought that the University named the grape after the place in Spain from which it obtained the plant material. The selection was planted in the 1880's at UC's former Foothill Experiment Station in Jackson, California. DNA testing on this California variety, which came to be known as Valdepeñas, shows that it matches Tempranillo. The name Valdepeñas was maintained for this Tempranillo grape at UC Davis for historical purposes.

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Valdepeñas Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Valdepeñas [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	UC Foothill Experiment Station, Jackson, California
Comments	USDA Plant Pathologist Dr. Austin Goheen collected a number of FPS selections from the former Foothill Experiment Station vineyard in Jackson, Amador County, in the 1960's, including a variety called Tinta Valdepeñas. The vineyard was one of seven experimental vineyards established around California by UC Berkeley Professor E.W. Hilgard in the 1880's. Dr. Goheen rediscovered the overgrown and abandoned vineyard in 1963. This Valdepeñas selection was collected from that vineyard sometime in the 1960's and first appeared on the registered list in 1973. DNA analysis in 2000 showed that this selection matches the DNA reference for Tempranillo.