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Grape Variety: Gamaret

Variety Name Gamaret
All Synonyms Pully B-13
Countries of Origin Switzerland
Species Vitis vinifera
Breeder André Jaquinet
Institution Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW
Year Released 1990
Pedigree Gamay noir x Reichensteiner
References
Berry Color Black
Uses Wine
Comments This Swiss cultivar is increasingly popular due to its early ripening and resistance to rot (reference 80 - Robinson, Hardy, and Vouillamoz, WINE GRAPES, 2012). Gamaret is a full sibling of Garanoir. It is often made as a varietal wine.

Gamaret Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status
 
Gamaret [01]
Registration Status Provisional
Source Centre for Plant Health, Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Comments This selection came to Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis, in 2013 from the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) foundation vineyard at the Centre for Plant Health at Sidney, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The plant material was originally imported to Canada from Switzerland. Gamaret 01 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2015 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2017.