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Grape Variety: Folle blanche

Variety Name	Folle blanche
TTB Approved Name(s)	Folle blanche
All Synonyms	Amounédat, Bouillon, Burageat, Camobraque, Chalosse blanche, Chalot, Dame blanche, Damery, Engreat blanc, Enrachat, Enrage, Enragead, Enrageat, Enrageat blanc, Enragé, Feher Folle, Fol, Fol Belyi, Fou, Fuetterer, Grais Bouillon, Gros Meslier, Gros Plant, Grosse Chalosse, Hivernage, Mendic, Mendik, Mondik, Petit verjus, Pic Pouille blanc, Picpoul, Picpoule, Picpout, Picquepouille, Piquepoul, Piquepoul blanc, Piquepout, Plant de Dame, Plant de Madame, Rebauche, Rochelle blanc, Rochelle blanche, Rochelle vert, Roumain, Talosse, Ugne blanche
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
Pedigree	Shares half of its alleles with Gouais blanc (Heunisch weiss)
References	Show 5 references Hide references Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimedia sarl. Chateau de Chaintre, France. 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 Robinson, J. 1986. Vines, Grapes, and Wines. First edition. Alfred A. Knopf. Boursiquot, J.-M., T. LaCombe, V. Laucou, S. Julliard, F.-X. Perrin, N. Lanier, D. Legrand, C. Meredith and P. This. 2009. Parentage of Merlot and related winegrape cultivars of southwestern France; discovery of the missing link, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 15: 144-155.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	Traditional grape from western France (Cognac, Armagnac). Although this grape was also known as Picpoule (Piquepoul, Picpoul), it is not related to the Piquepoul/Picpoul of Languedoc.

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Folle blanche Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Folle blanche [04]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Folle blanche FPS 03 (Oakville)
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services around 1964 from Oakville, California (vineyard location 11 v41). The original material underwent heat treatment for 126 days in 1965 and was planted in the old foundation vineyard as Folle blanche FPS 03. Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy was performed on Folle blanche 03 in 1999, and the resulting plant material was installed in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2003 as Folle blanche FPS 04. Folle blanche 04 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011, after which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Folle blanche 04.1.