Flora_(grape)

Flora (grape)

Flora (grape)

Variety of grape

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 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]

See also

References

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