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Grape Variety: Dolcetto

Variety Name	Dolcetto
TTB Approved Name(s)	Dolcetto
All Synonyms	Acqui, Barbirono, Bathiolin, Batialin, Beina, Bignola, Bignona, Bignonia, Bignonina, Bourdon noir, Cassolo, Charbonneau, Charbono, Chasselas noir, Cote rouge Merille, Crete de Coq, Debili Rifosk, Dolcedo Rotstieliger, Dolceto, Dolcetta nera, Dolcetto a Raspe Verde, Dolcetto a Raspo Rosso, Dolcetto nero, Dolcetto Piemontese, Dolchetto, Dolcino nero, Dolciut, Dolsin, Dolsin Raro, Dolzin, Dolzino, Dosset, Gros noir de Montelimar, Gros Plant, Maennlicher Refosco, Mauvais noir, Montelimar, Monteuse, Montmelian, Mosciolino, Nera Dolce, Nibio, Noirin d' Espagne, Nord du Lot et Garonne, Ocanette, Orincasca, Ormeasca, Ormeasco, Pico rouge, Pico rouge, Plant de Calarin, Plant de Chapareillan, Plant de Moirans, Plant de Montmelian, Plant de Provence, Plant de Savoie, Plant de Turin, Plant du Roi, Premasto, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo Nero, Promotico, Provencal, Ravanellino, Refork, Refork Debeli, Refork Male, Refosk Debeli, Rotstieliger Dolcedo, Savoyard, Turin, Turino, Uva d' Acqui, Uva d' Acquia, Uva del Monferrato, Uva di Ovada, Uva di Roccagrimalda
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 4 references Hide references Christensen, L et al. 2003. Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 3419. 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. 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	Wine
Comments	6- DNA tests (Davis, CA) show this variety is not the same as Douce Noire (Savoie) or Charbono (California)

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Dolcetto Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Dolcetto [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Rauscedo 4, Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, Italy
	Dolcetto [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	CVT AL 275, Torino, Italy
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 1994 from the Centro di Studio per il Miglioramento Genetico della Vite, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, in Torino, Italy. The plant material is clone CVT AL 275 and was collected from the foundation vineyard at Guarene (CN). The original material (Torino FPS 02) underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2012. The treated material successfully completed testing to qualify for the FPS Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2015.
	Dolcetto [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Torino, Italy
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1993 from the Centro di Studio per il Miglioramento Genetico della Vite, CNR, in Torino, Italy. The Italian clonal designation was Dolcetto CVT-CN 69.
	Dolcetto [04]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	CNR-CVT clone 22, Torino, Italy
Comments	This selection was imported in 1993 for the Foundation Plant Services public collection from the Centro di Studi per il Miglioramento Genetico della Vite, in Torino, Italy. The material is CNR-CVT clone 22. The plant material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 1997. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Dolcetto 04 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2001. Dolcetto 04 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011, after which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Dolcetto 04.1.