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Grape Variety: Terret noir

Variety Name Terret noir
All Synonyms Terre Chernyi, Terret Bourret, Terret du Pays
Countries of Origin France
Species Vitis vinifera
References
Berry Color Black
Uses Wine
Comments This is one of the oldest varieties in the Languedoc. It has mutated into several different grape colors - Terret noir, Terret gris and Terret blanc.

Terret noir PhotosClick photo to enlarge

       

Terret noir Selections

Information about:          Selection Numbers     |     Registration Status
  Terret noir 01
Registration Status Registered Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agricultures Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Registered selections have successfully completed all disease testing required by the regulations. Registered selections have also been confirmed as true to variety by experts using visual observations, DNA-based testing or both.
Protocol 2010 Qualifies for Protocol 2010.
Source Château de Beaucastel, France
Treatments Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
Comments Several lesser-known Rhône varieties became part of the Foundation Plant Services grapevine collection in 2004 as a result of a cooperative effort between FPS, UC Davis, the General Partners of Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, Robert Haas and the Perrin family in France. Cuttings from those varieties – Vaccarèse, Terret noir, Muscardin, Cinsault, Picardan, Piquepoul blanc, Clairette blanche, and Bourboulenc – were taken by sélection massale from the best performing vines at Château de Beaucastel (the Perrin estate) in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in southern France. The original material came to Foundation Plant Services in 2004. That material tested positive for virus and underwent disease elimination therapy in 2005. The treated material successfully completed testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2009. The same vines successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2014 and will be planted there as Terret noir 01.1.