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Grape Variety: Kakhet

Variety Name Kakhet
All Synonyms Cakhete, Carbonneau, Chernyi Kachet, Chernyi Kakhet, Chiorny Kahet, Chiornyi Milag, Kachet, Kachet noir, Kahet, Kahet Chernii, Kakhete, Kakheti, Kakkete, Karet, Milach Chernii, Milag Chernyi, Milak Chernyi, Milar noir, Sev Kakhet, Sev Milage, Sev Milagh, Tchernii Kakhet, Tchernii Milar, Tcheurny Milag
Countries of Origin Armenia (possibly Georgia)
Species Vitis vinifera
References
Berry Color Black
Uses Wine
Comments This old black cultivar is used in Armenia primarily to make sweet red wines.

Kakhet Selections

Information about:          Selection Numbers     |     Registration Status
  Kakhet 01
Registration Status Provisional Provisional Status is an important term used in the regulations of the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Grapevine Registration & Certification Program. Grapevine selections with Provisional Status have successfully completed all required disease testing, but have not been confirmed as true to variety. Propagation material from Provisional selections qualifies for release subject to the understanding on the part of the customer that the identity has yet to be confirmed.
Source Armenia; donated by Tony Kooyumjian
Treatments None , Tissue Culture Excision
Comments This Armenian red wine selection was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2015 by Tony Kooyumjian. The original material qualified for the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2017 as Kakhet 01. That original material also underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2015 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017 as Kakhet 01.1.