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.
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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 California Agricultural Experiment Station.[1][2]
Red Flora
The red Flora is an interspecific hybrid between V. vinifera and Vitis labrusca, and it was created in 1850 by A. M. Spangler.[3]
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References
- ↑ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 109 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
- ↑ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (blanc), accessed on October 20, 2008
- ↑ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (rouge), accessed on October 20, 2008
