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Grape Variety: Alicante Bouschet

Variety Name	Alicante Bouschet
TTB Approved Name(s)	Alicante Bouschet
Common Synonyms	Alicante Henri Bouschet
All Synonyms	Alicante Femminello, Tinta Fina, Alicant de Pays, Alicante, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante Bouschet 2, Alicante Henri Bouschet, Alicante Nero, Alicante Noir, Alicante Tinto, Alicantina, Alikant Bushe, Aragonais, Aragones, Arrenaou, Baga, Bakir Uezuemue, Blasco, Carignan Jaune, Cupper Grape, Dalmatinka, Garnacha, Garnacha Tintorera, Lhadoner, Moraton, Mouraton, Murviedro, Pe de Perdiz, Pe de Pombo, Petit Bouschet, Redondal, Rivesaltes, Rivos Altos, Roussillon, Rouvaillard, Sumo Tinto, Tinta Francesca, Tinto,Tintorera, Tinturao, Uva di Spagna
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
Breeder	Henri Bouschet
Year Released	1885
Pedigree	Petit Bouschet (Aramon noir x Teinturier) x Grenache (Garnacha)
References	Show 3 references Hide references Christensen, L et al. 2003. Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 3419. 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	Black
Uses	Wine

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Alicante Bouschet Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Alicante Bouschet [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Vineyard in San Jose, California
Comments	FPMS obtained grapevine material around 1960 from a California vineyard with the name “Cribari”. The source vine was listed in the FPMS indexing records as Cribari R4v1. The original material underwent disease testing and was planted in the Hopkins Foundation Vineyard in 1964 (location C1 v3-5) as Alicante Bouschet 01 (possibly 01A). A letter from A.C. Goheen to the California Department of Agriculture in February, 1966, requested addition of Alicante Bouschet 01A (Cribari) and Alicante Bouschet 02A (Skinner) to the list of registered vines in the R&C Program. In that letter, Goheen stated that they expected demand for the variety to be “rather heavy”. Letter A.C. Goheen, Plant Pathologist, to Mr. E.H. McEachern, California Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Nursery Services, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, dated February 2, 1966. The selection first appeared on the published list of registered vines in 1967 as Alicante Bouschet 01 (Cribari 4v1).
	Alicante Bouschet [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Vineyard in California (Skinner)
Comments	FPS received Alicante Bouschet material from a vineyard with the name Skinner around 1960 at the same time as FPS received Petit Bouschet 01. The Alicante Bouschet selection was collected from “Skinner R5v3” and began index testing at FPMS in 1959. The original plant material underwent heat treatment therapy for 119 days at FPMS in 1961 and was eventually planted in the Hopkins Foundation Vineyard in 1964 (location C1 v6) as Alicante Bouschet 02 (perhaps 02A). A treated version of Alicante Bouschet 02 was created using microshoot tip tissue therapy and is currently planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard as Alicante Bouschet 02.1.