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This is one of several varieties developed by Fay Triplett, a grape breeder in Ceres, California. The original Triplett collection is maintained at the Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier, California, by University of California extension personnel. UC Cooperative Extension Viticulture Specialist Peter Christensen manages trials of the Triplett varieties. He describes this variety as follows: shoots are of medium size, semi-upright to trailing and with a somewhat closed canopy; the leaves are medium in size, dark green and glabrous of the upper surface and with short hairs on the veins on the lower surface; the superior lateral sinus is deep and the inferior lateral sinus is medium; the clusters are medium-large, conical, shouldered, and often winged, especially on basal clusters; they are loose to well-filled and of low bunch rot potential; vigorous vines tend to produce an abundant second crop; the berries are slightly-oval-to-round and dark purple in color; the dense canopy can contribute to fruit with vegetal notes. |
