Grape Variety: Brachetto

Variety Name	Brachetto
TTB Approved Name(s)	Brachetto
All Synonyms	Bracchetto, Brachetto d'Acqui, Brachetto del Piemonte, Borgogna
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 5 references Hide references 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 Calo, Antonio, et al. 2001. Vitigni d'Italia. First edition. Edagricole-Edizioni Agricole della Calderini s.r.l. 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
Comments	This cultivar is the most widespread of the several Brachetto cultivars in the Piemonte region of Italy. It is from the area of Acqui (south eastern Piemonte) and is an aromatic variety.

Brachetto Selections

	Brachetto [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	NCGR at Davis via Eusinus Vineyard in Carlsbad, California
Comments	This selection was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2014 by Pete Anderson of Eusinus Vineyard. Eusinus Vineyard is a small research block containing Italian grape varieties in Carlsbad, California. Anderson had been growing the Brachetto in his research vineyard for 6 years prior to the donation to FPS. Branchetto cuttings from the Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura in Conegliano, Italy, were sent to the USDA National Germplasm Repository in Geneva, New York, in May 1969 (Plant Identification number 342668). The Repository in Geneva shared the germplasm with the National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR) in Davis, California, who designed the accession DVIT 2906. Anderson obtained his Branchetto plant material from the Repository at Davis. Branchetto 03 successfully completed testing in 2015 to qualify for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2014 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017.