Grape Variety: Flame Tokay
Variety Name |
Flame Tokay |
TTB Approved Name(s) |
Flame Tokay |
Common Synonyms |
Ahmeur bou Ahmeur |
All Synonyms |
Ahmeur bou Ahmeur, Ahnour bou Ahmou, Amar bou Amar, Angelina, Angelino, Argenlina, Boal Babosa, Bourdji, Brick, Casta de Ragol, Casta tinta, Codego, Cognac, Culo de Horza, Culo de Orza, Datilidos, Encarnada de Ragol, Flame Coloured Tokay, Fondo de Orza, Grumete Encarnada, Hamri, Imperial negra, Imperial roja, Kabylia, Lombardy, Olho de Pargo, Ragol, Ragol roja, Raisin del Bordj, Rhenish, Roja de Ragol, Rouge fils de Rouge, Royal Gordo, San Geromina, San Jeronimo, Tokay, Uva de Colgar, Uva de Ragol, Vlamkleur Tokai |
Countries of Origin |
Algeria |
Species |
Vitis vinifera
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References |
- Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimedia sarl. Chateau de Chaintre, France.
- 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.
- Galet, Pierre. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimédia sarl, Château de Chaintré, Chaintré, France.
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
- Winkler, A.J. et al. 1974. General Viticulture. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California.
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Berry Color |
Red |
Uses |
Wine, table |
Flame Tokay PhotosClick photo to enlarge
Flame Tokay Selections
How Selection Numbers are Created
Questions are often asked as to how Foundation Plant Services (FPS) decides which number to assign to the grape selections in the foundation vineyard and whether those numbers relate to particular clones that may be the sources of the FPS selections.
The answer for most selections in the FPS foundation vineyard is that selection numbers are assigned by the next available (unused) number in sequence for that variety. There is nothing magical about it. For example, the first Sauvignon blanc selection that came to FPS in 1958 was named Sauvignon blanc FPS 01. The next Sauvignon blanc arrival received the name Sauvignon blanc FPS 02. Gaps in the numbering system in the current list of available selections mean that the omitted number was taken out of circulation for some reason, such as death from disease.
FPS intentionally chose the word "selection" rather than "clone" when referring to the products offered in the foundation vineyard. The word "clone" can be confusing and ambiguous. The major European collections have formal evaluation protocols for grape material to qualify material for release as an official "clone". Evaluation criteria includes field performance and wine making characteristics.
FPS does not perform formal clonal evaluations on the grapevine materials accepted for the foundation vineyard. The word "selection" at FPS simply means the material was collected from a single source vine from the vineyard of origin, whether within the United States or from a foreign vineyard. Some of our numbered selections have been through trials here in California but FPS does not conduct those trials or evaluations.
Having said that, there is a subgroup of selections at FPS that are official numbered clones from the formal clonal development programs in Europe. Those official clones are imported and sold by the owners as proprietary (trademarked) clonal material in the United States. The owners are large government or nursery entities in Europe, such as the ENTAV-INRA® clonal material from the IFV program in France. In order to preserve the identity of those clones, FPS agreed to assign them the same official clone number that the program in Europe gave them when released there. Cabernet Sauvignon 685 from France received the name Cabernet Sauvignon ENTAV-INRA® 685 at FPS. The owners of those proprietary clones are the ones who vouch for or affirm the authenticity of their trademarked clones.
Lastly, there is a small subset of "clones" that came to FPS in the 1980's prior to the establishment of the trademark programs for the European clones. Those clones also came to the United States associated with clone numbers assigned when the clones were developed in Europe. Many of the French clones in that group were developed at Dijon in France and the material has been known as the "Dijon clones". Those French clones were not protected by an official trademark program at the time they came to the United States. Some of those clones are no longer used in France and some were incorporated into the ENTAV-INRA trademark program.
FPS refers to this subset of clones as "generic clonal material". FPS agreed that we would assign those non-proprietary clones a new number at FPS rather than the European clonal number. They received their FPS numbers using the "next in order" rule. We may have a note on the plant description that the selection is "reported to be a certain French clone number". FPS cannot guarantee that such a selection is the official French clone number that it was formally associated with in France.
Registration Status Definitions
Provisional Status
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.
Registered Status
Registered is the ultimate status in the California Department of Food & Agriculture's 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.
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Flame Tokay 04
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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.
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Source |
Flame Tokay FPS 01, originally from Woodbridge, California |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 105 days
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Flame Tokay 04.1
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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.
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Protocol 2010 |
Qualifies for Protocol 2010.
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Treatments |
Tissue Culture Excision
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Flame Tokay 06
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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.
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Source |
Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis |
Treatments |
None , Tissue Culture Excision
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Flame Tokay 06.1
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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.
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Protocol 2010 |
Qualifies for Protocol 2010.
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Treatments |
Tissue Culture Excision
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Flame Tokay 07
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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.
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Source |
Flame Tokay FPS 03, which was from a vineyard in Woodbridge, California |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 42 days; microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
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Comments |
This selection originated from the Towne Vineyard in Woodbridge, California. The original plant material came to Foundation Plant Services some time prior to 1960 and was initially planted in the old foundation vineyard in 1961 as Flame Tokay 02. Cuttings were taken from Flame Tokay 02 in 1962 and subjected to heat treatment for 42 days; the resulting plant material was planted in the foundation vineyard in 1963 as Flame Tokay 03. Microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy was performed on tissue from Flame Tokay 03 in 1999 to create Flame Tokay 07. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Flame Tokay 07 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2006. |
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Flame Tokay 07.2
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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.
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Source |
Flame Tokay FPS 03, which was from a vineyard in Woodbridge, California |
Treatments |
Heat treatment 42 days; microshoot tip tissue culture therapy
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Comments |
This selection originated from the Towne Vineyard in Woodbridge, California. The original plant material came to Foundation Plant Services some time prior to 1960 and was initially planted in the old foundation vineyard in 1961 as Flame Tokay 02. Cuttings were taken from Flame Tokay 02 in 1962 and subjected to heat treatment for 42 days; the resulting plant material was planted in the foundation vineyard in 1963 as Flame Tokay 03. Microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy was performed on tissue from Flame Tokay 03 in 1999 to create Flame Tokay 07. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Flame Tokay 07.2 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2006. |