Grape Variety: Gewürztraminer

Variety Name	Gewürztraminer
TTB Approved Name(s)	Gewürtztraminer
All Synonyms	Auvernas rouge, Blanc Brun, Blanc Court, Bon blanc, Christkindeltraube, Clevner, Crovena Ruzica, Dreimaenner, Dreimannen, Dreipfennigholz, Drumin, Duret rouge, Edeltraube, Fermentin rouge, Fleischweiner, Fourmenteau rouge, Frencher, Fromente, Fromenteau, Fuszeres, Gentil Rose Aromatique, Gentil-Duret rouge, Gentile blanc, Gewuerztraminer, Gringet, Gris Rouge, Haiden, Haiden, Heida, Kirmizi Traminer, Klaevner, Kleinbraun, Kleinwiener, Laebeinger, Livora Cervena, Liwora, Mala Dinka, Marzimmer, Mirisavi Traminac, Nature, Nature Rose, Noble Rose, Nuernberger Rot, Pinat Cervena, Pinot vert doré, Piros Tramini, Plant Paien, Princ Cerveny, Princt Cervena, Ranfoliza, Red Traminer, Rosso, Rotclevner, Rotedel, Roter Nuernberger, Roter Traminer, Rotfranken, Rothklauser, Rothweiner, Rothwiener, Rotklaevler, Rotklaevner, Rotklevner, Rousselet, Rusa, Ruska, Ryvola, Salvagnin, Sauvagnin, Savagnin Jaune, Savagnin Rosa Aromatique, Savagnin Rose, St. Klauser, Termeno Aromatico, Tramin Cerveny, Tramin Korenny, Traminac, Traminac Crveni, Traminac Diseci, Traminac Mirisavi, Traminer, Traminer Aromatico, Traminer Aromatique, Traminer Musque, Traminer Parfume, Traminer Rose, Traminer Rozovyi, Tramini, Tramini Piros, Trammener, Traminer Rot
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 6 references Hide references The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia. 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. 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
Berry Color	Pink
Uses	Wine

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Gewürztraminer Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Gewürztraminer [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Bergheim, Alsace, France
Comments	This selection came to Davis some time before 1956 from Bergheim, Alsace, France with the clone number 456 from Haut-Rhin (Alsace)and was first certified in 1971. See also, FPS 02. Gewürztraminer 01 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy in 2011 to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed testing in 2013 and will be planted at Russell Ranch as Gewürztraminer 01.1.
	Gewürztraminer [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Bergheim, Alsace region, France
Comments	This selection came to Davis some time before 1956 from Bergheim in the Alsace region of France. It was evaluated at Bergheim/ Espiguette. Gewürztraminer 02 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 in order to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed testing in 2013 and will be planted at Russell Ranch as Gewürztraminer 02.1.
	Gewürztraminer [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Oakville, California
Comments	Gewürztraminer FPS 03 originated from location S31 v47-#2 in a vineyard in Oakville, California. FPS 03 first started appearing on the lists of registered vines in the California Registration & Certification Program in 1962. Dr. Harold Olmo (Professor of Viticulture & Enology, University of California, Davis) conducted clonal selection on Gewurztraminer vines in that Oakville vineyard.
	Gewürztraminer [11]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	France, via Oregon State University
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1987 from France via Oregon State University, which at the time had a quarantine program. The clone originated from Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region of France and was initially certified in 1971. The original plant material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 1997. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Gewürztraminer 11 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2001. Gewürztraminer 11 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011, afte which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Gewürztraminer 11.1.
	Gewürztraminer [12]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	France, via Oregon State University
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1987 from France via Oregon State University, which at the time had a quarantine program. The clone originated in the Alsace region of France in Haut-Rhin and was initially certified in 1971. The original material for this selection underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 1997. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Gewürztraminer 12 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2001. Gewürztraminer 12 successfully completed testing for the 2010 Protocol in 2011, after which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Gewürztraminer 12.1.
	Gewürztraminer [21]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Former University of California, Foothill Experiment Station, in Jackson, California
Comments	The source material for this selection came to Foundation Plant Services from the Sauterne block at the University of California's former Foothill Experiment Station vineyard in Jackson, Amador County, California. Records at Foundation Plant Services show that this selection had the name 'Pinot vert doré' (Gewürztraminer) while at the Foothill Experiment Station and had been brought to the Amador County vineyard from the Experiment Station at UC Berkeley in 1889. The original material came to FPS around 1965 and was initially planted in the old foundation vineyard in 1968 as Gewürztraminer 05. Gewürztraminer 05 was dropped from the California Registration & Certification Program in 1992 because tests showed that leafroll virus had spread into the FPS 05 foundation mother vines. Microshoot tip tissue culture therapy was used in 1999 to create Gewürztraminer 21 from FPS 05. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine R&C Program, Gewürztraminer 21.2 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2006. Additional information on the Foothill Experiment Station vineyard in Jackson, California, can be found in the 2006 FPS Grape Program Newsletter, http://fps.ucdavis.edu, in the Publications section.
	Gewürztraminer [22]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Pont-de-la-Maye, France
Comments	The original material for this selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1962 from Pont-de-la-Maye, France. The material was labelled as 'Gewurtz Traminer CL 1634' (USDA-ARS P.I. number 279500). The original material underwent heat treatment for 113 days at FPS and was planted in the old FPS foundation vineyard in 1970 as Gewürztraminer 07. Gewürztraminer 07 was dropped from the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in the early 1980's because it tested positive for leafroll and Rupestris stem pitting viruses. In 1999, microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy was used to create Gewürztraminer 22 from Gewürztraminer 07. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine R&C Program, Gewürztraminer 22 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2006. Gewürztraminer 22 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2012, after which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Gewürztraminer 22.1.
	Gewürztraminer [23]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Geisenheim clone 12, Germany
Comments	The original material for this selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1974 from the Institut für Rebenzuchtung und Rebenveredlung, in Geisenheim, Germany (USDA-ARS Plant Identification number 391458). The material is Geisenheim klon 12. The original material underwent heat treatment therapy for 115 days and was planted in the old FPS foundation vineyard in 1976 as Gewürztraminer 10. Gewürztraminer 10 subsequently underwent microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy in 1999 and was renamed Gewürztraminer 23. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Gewürztraminer 23 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007. Gewürztraminer 23 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011, after which it was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Gewürztraminer 23.1.
	Gewürztraminer [24.1]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Private vineyard in Sonoma County, California
Comments	This selection was donated to the public grapevine collection at Foundation Plant Services in 2009 by a winery in Sonoma County, California. The plant material originated from a private vineyard planted in Sonoma County. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2007 and successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013.
	Gewürztraminer [47] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Gewürztraminer ENTAV-INRA ® 47
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner: ENTAV International
Comments	This selection was imported to the United States in 1997 from France by ENTAV-INRA, which manages the trademarked French clonal material. The selection is official French clone 47, which originated from the Alsace region. The clone was formerly known in France as INRA-CV 456, which was evaluated in Bergheim/Espiguette and was certified in 1971. Gewurztraminer 47 qualified for the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 1999. The selection underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2016 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2018 as Gewurztraminer 47.1.
	Gewürztraminer [643] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Authorized ENTAV-INRA® clone 643 from France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner: ENTAV International
Comments	This selection is authorized French clone 643. The plant material originated in Haut-Rhin in the Alsace region of France and was initially certified in 1980.