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Wild North American grapes are now less of a mystery after an international team of researchers led by the University of California, Davis, decoded and cataloged the genetic diversity of nine species of this valuable wine crop.

Some evaluators describe the wine as being similar to southern hemisphere Sauvignon blanc.

Clarion, the latest grape bred by the University of Minnesotas nurseries, packs previous grape Itascas flavor profile but with tidier growth.

UCD Professor/Geneticist to Retire June 29 June 02, 2021 University of California, Davis (UCD) professor and geneticist Dr. Andrew Walker will retire June 29 after more than 30 years on the Department of Viticulture and Enology faculty and as a winegrape breeder. Given the long-term nature of the grape breeding process, its not surprising that some of Walkers more significant breeding projects came to fruition later in his career--the release of five nematode resistant rootstocks in 2009,...

16th February, 2021 by Lauren Eads More often than not a grape gets its name from the place in which it was discovered, or the person who identified or crossbred it. But it’s not always so straight forward. Jancis Robinson’s Wine Grapes comprehensively explains the history and origins of the world’s grape varieties. But research on exactly how grape names came to be is less explored. The et...