Flora (grape)

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Flora is the name of two unrelated varieties of grape, one white and one red, both of United States origin.

White Flora[]

The white Flora is a California wine grape. It is a crossing of Semillon and Gewürztraminer, both Vitis vinifera varieties, and it was created in 1938 by Harold P. Olmo at the .[1][2]

Red Flora[]

The red Flora is an interspecific hybrid between V. vinifera and Vitis labrusca, and it was created in 1850 by .[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 109 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
  2. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (blanc) Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 20, 2008
  3. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (rouge) Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 20, 2008
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