Grape Variety: Fernão Pires

Variety Name	Fernão Pires
TTB Approved Name(s)	Fernão Pires
Common Synonyms	Maria Gomes
All Synonyms	Camarate, Fernam Pires, Fernão Pires do Beco, Gaieiro, Maria Gomes, Molinha
Countries of Origin	Portugal
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 4 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Link 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	White
Uses	Wine, table

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	Fernão Pires [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Collected in California for USDA (P.I. number 296420)
Comments	Also known in USDA files as 'Davis 55-12 from Portugal'.
	Fernão Pires [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Vine 2, Cortezia Vineyard, Agro Ideia Nursery, Portugal
Comments	This selection came to FPS in 2000 from the Agro Ideia Nursery in Portugal.
	Fernão Pires [12]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A.,Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2005 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The material is JPB clone 12. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2006 and qualified for the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2010. After several years as a proprietary selection, the selection was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.