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FPS Grape Registry: Grapevine Varieties

Foundation Plant Services (FPS) has an extensive and diverse grapevine collection with 569 varieties used for wine, food, juices, raisins and rootstock. Each selection planted in the foundation vineyard has undergone a rigorous disease-testing protocol and, in most cases, professional identification.

FPS names its public grapevine selections with variety names most commonly used by the grapevine nursery trade and sources offering the grapes to grape growers and other interested parties in the United States. You will see synonym names in the profile for each grape variety below. Some of those synonyms may have been used historically by growers and winemakers in other countries or regions, even though not technically correct by today's advanced identification technologies. The synonym list is designed to guide your search in light of those historical traditions.

The grape variety profiles also include detail such as species, country of origin, pedigree (if known), uses, berry color and TTB-approved name. References to source information for the data allow you to explore your grape variety of interest in further detail, should you wish to do that.

To locate a particular wine, table, raisin, or juice variety or grape rootstock, please click on the first letter of the variety name or below on the entire name. You will see a complete list and description of the available FPS selections for each variety under the variety profile. The description reveals key facts about each selection such as its origin and year of arrival at FPS. There is an indication of whether the selection is included in the Russell Ranch Foundation vineyard.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z

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  Variety Berry Color Uses
Abjouch
Abrusco Black Wine
Agiorgitiko Black Wine
Aglianico Black Wine
Airén white Wine
Akhardani
Albariño White Wine
Albarossa Black Wine
Albillo Mayor White Table,Wine
Albillo Real White Table,Wine
Alden Black Raisin,Table,Wine
Aleatico Black Wine
Alfrocheiro Black Wine
Alicante Bouschet Black Wine
Aligoté White Wine
Almeria White Raisin,Table,Wine
Alvarinho White Wine
Ambulo Blanc White Wine
Apple Grape White with pink... Table
Aramon Black Wine, table
Arinarnoa Black Wine
Arinto White Wine
Arneis White Wine
Arnsburger White Wine
Aromella White Wine
Arvine White Wine
Asgari White Table
Assýrtiko White Wine
Autumn Black Black Table
Autumn King White Table
Autumn Royal Black Table
Autumn Seedless White Table
Auxerrois White Wine
Avgoustiatis Black Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Baco blanc White Wine
Barbaroux Rose Wine
Barbera Black Wine
Barlinka Black Table,Wine
Beauty Seedless Black Table
Bianchetta trevigiana Wine
Biancolella White Wine
Biancu Gentile White Wine
Bidaneh White Raisin,Table
Bien Donne White Table
Black Emerald Black Table
Black Seedless Black Table
Blackrose Black Table
Blauer Portugieser Black Wine, table
Bluebell Blue-Black Jelly,Juice,Table
Blush Seedless Red Table
Bobal
Boerner Rootstock
Bolgar White Table
Bombino Bianco
Bon noir Black Wine
Bonarda Black Wine
Brachetto Black Wine
Brianna White Table,Wine
Bronx Seedless Red Table, 8-raisin
Bruce's Sport White Table
Burger White Wine
Burgrave Red Table, raisin
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Cabernet Dorsa Black Wine
Cabernet franc Black Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon Black Wine
Cabernet Volos Black Wine
Caladoc Black Wine
Calmeria White Table, raisin
Calzin Black Wine, table, raisin
Caminante Blanc White Wine
Camminare Noir Black Wine
Canner White Canning
Caprettone White Wine
Cardinal Red Table
Carignane Black Wine
Carina Black Raisin,Wine
Carmenère Black Wine
Carmine Black Wine
Carnelian Black Wine
Casculho Black Wine
Casetta Black Wine
Castel 188-15 Black Rootstock
Castelão Black Table,Wine
Castets Black Wine
Catawba Red Table, wine
Cayuga White White Wine
Centennial Seedless White Table, raisin
Centesimino
Centurion Black Wine
Cesanese
Chaillaud
Champanel Black Jelly,Rootstock
Chancellor Black Wine
Charbono Black Wine
Chardonel White Wine
Chardonnay White Wine
Chardonnay 4x Wine
Chasselas doré White Wine, table
Chaush Table grape
Chelois Black Wine
Chenin blanc White Wine
Cherta white Wine
Christmas Rose Red Table
Ciliegiolo Red Table,Wine
Cimarron
Cinsaut Black Raisin,Table,Wine
Clairette blanche White Table,Wine
Colombard White Table,Wine
Concieira Rouge Wine
Concord Black Canning,Juice,Table,Wine
Concord Seedless Black Table
Cornifesto Black Wine
Corot noir Black Wine
Cortese White Wine
Corvina Veronese Black Wine
Cosmo 10 Black Rootstock
Cosmo 2 Black Rootstock
Cot Black Table,Wine
Couderc 1202 Black Rootstock
Couderc 1613 Black Rootstock
Couderc 161-49 Black Rootstock
Couderc 1616 Black Rootstock
Couderc 1616E Black Rootstock
Couderc 241-123 Black Wine
Couderc 3306 Rootstock
Couderc 3309 Rootstock
Counoise Black Table,Wine
Courbu blanc White Wine
Crimson Pearl Black Wine
Crimson Seedless Red Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Dafni
Danakharuli Black Wine
Dattier White Raisin,Table
Dattier de St. Vallier White Table
Dawn Seedless White Table
DeChaunac Black Wine
Delaware Red or dark pin... Table, Wine
Delight White Table, raisin
Diamond White Wine, table
Diamond Muscat White Raisin
Dimyat White Wine, table, raisin
Dizmar White Table
Dog Ridge Black Rootstock
Dolcetto Black Wine
Donzillinho Black Wine
Dornfelder Black Table,Wine
DOVine White Raisin
Durif Black Table,Wine
Dutchess White Table,Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Early Burgundy Black Wine
Early Muscat White Table, wine
Ederena Red Wine
Ehrenfelser White Wine
Ekdona Turkmenskaya Table
Elbling White Wine
Emerald Riesling White Wine
Emerald Seedless White Table, raisin
Emir White Table,Wine
Emperor Red Wine, table
Erbaluce White Wine
Errante Noir Black Wine
Esparte Black Wine
EVEX 13-5 Rootstock,Table
Excelsior Guilly White Wine
Exotic Black Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Falanghina White Wine
Famoso
Fantasy Seedless Black Table
Fay Rouge Black Wine
Feher Szagos White Wine
Fer Black Wine
Fercal Black Rootstock
Ferdinand de Lesseps White Table,Wine
Fernão Pires White Wine, table
Feteasca alba White Wine
Fiano White Wine
Fiesta White Table, raisin
Fileri Black Table,Wine
Flame Seedless Red Table
Flame Tokay Red Wine, table
Fleurtai
Flora Pink Wine
Floreal
Foex 333 EM Rootstock
Folle blanche White Wine
Forastera White Wine
Fredonia Black Jelly,Juice,Table, Wine
Freedom Black Rootstock
Freisa Black Wine
Frontenac Black Wine
Frontenac blanc White Wine
Frontenac gris Grey Wine
Fujiminori Black Table
Furmint White Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Gamaret Black Wine
Gamay noir Black Wine
Ganzin 1 Rootstock
Garan Dmak
Garanoir Black Wine
Garganega White Table,Wine
Garnacha gris Grey Wine
Garnacha Peluda black Wine
Garnacha tinta Black Wine
Garonnet Black Wine
Gasconade Black Wine, table, juice
Gechi Kyrlen White Table
Geneva Red Black Wine
Gewürztraminer Pink Wine
Glennel White Wine
Godello white Wine
Gold White Wine, table
Gold Finger White Table
Gouais blanc White Wine
Gouveio White Wine
Graciano Black Wine
Grand noir Black Wine
Gravesac Rootstock
Greco Bianco
Greco di Tufo White Wine
Greco Nero
Green Hungarian White Table,Wine
Grenache noir Black Wine
Grignolino Black Wine
Gros Manseng White Wine
Grüner Veltliner White Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Harmony Black Rootstock
Helena White Wine
Himrod White Table
HN12 Red Wine
Hochberg 48 Rootstock
Hondarribi Zuri
Hungarian Riesling White Wine
Hunisa White Table
Husseine White Table grape
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Isabella Black Wine, table
Italia White Wine, table
Itchkimar Rouge Table
Ives Blue-black Jelly,Juice,Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Juan García Black Wine
July Muscat White Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Kadarka Black Wine
Kakhet Black Wine
Kandhara White Table
Kara Uzyum Ashhabadskii Table
Kara Uzyum Nuhurskii Table
Katelin Red to dark mar... Table,Wine
Kerner White Wine
Khatun Khardzhi White Wine
Khindogni Black Wine
Kidonitsa White Wine
King of the North Black Jelly,Juice,Table,Wine
Kingfisher Rootstock
Kizil Sapak White Table,Wine
Kober 125AA Black Rootstock
Kober 5BB Black Rootstock
Kondori Table
Kotsifali
Kyoho Black Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
La Crescent White Wine
Lacrima di Morro d'Alba Black Wine
Lagorthi White Wine
Lagrein Black Wine
Léon Milot Black Juice,Wine
Liatiko
Limberger Black Table,Wine
LN33 White Indicator plant for viru...
Lomanto Black Jelly,Juice,Table,Wine
Loose Perlette White Table, raisin
Louise Swenson White Wine
Loureiro White Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Macabeo White Wine
Madam Matijas Red Table
Malaga White Table
Malagouzia White Wine
Malbec Black Table,Wine
Malègue 44-53 Rootstock
Malvasia bianca White Table,Wine
Malvasia fina White Wine
Malvasia Istriana White Wine
Malvasia Preta Black Wine
Mandó
Manseng Black Wine
Mantonico
Mantuo de Pilas White Table,Wine
Maréchal Foch Black Wine
Marquette Black Wine
Marquis White Table
Marsanne White Wine
Marselan Black Wine
Matador Rootstock
Mataró Wine
Mavrotragano
Maxine Rouge Black Wine
Mazuela black Wine
Mehdi White Table
Melody White Wine
Melon White Wine
Mencía Black Wine
Merlot Black Wine
Merlot Kanthus Black Wine
Meunier Black Wine
Meynieu 6
Millardet et de Grasset 101-14 Black Rootstock
Millardet et de Grasset 219A Black Rootstock
Millardet et de Grasset 41B Black Rootstock
Millardet et de Grasset 420A Rootstock
Minotaur Rootstock
Misket Black Black Table, raisin
Misket Plevenski Black Table, raisin
MissBlanc White Wine
Mission Black Wine
Molinara Black Wine
Molinera Red Table
Mollard Black Wine
Mondeuse Black Wine
Montepulciano Black Wine
Monukka Black Table, raisin
Morenillo
Moreto Black Wine
Morrastel Wine
Moscato giallo White Wine
Moschofilero Red or deep pin... Wine
Mourisco de Semente Black Wine
Mourvèdre Black Wine
Muscadelle White Wine
Muscat blanc White Table,Wine
Muscat Hamburg Black Table,Wine
Muscat Hamburg 4x
Muscat of Alexandria White Raisin,Table,Wine
Muscat Ottonel White Wine, table
Muscat St. Vallier White Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Nascetta White Wine
Nebbiolo Black Wine
Négrette Black Wine
Negrita
Negro Amaro Black Wine
Nerello Mascalese Black Wine
Nero d'Avola Black Wine
Nero Di Troia
New York Muscat Black Wine, table
Niabell Black Wine, table, juice
Niagara White Juice,Table,Wine
Nielluccio Black Wine
Noir Hatif de Marseille
Noiret Black Wine
Norton Black Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
O39-16 Rootstock
O43-43 Rootstock
Odem Red Table
Ojaleshi Black Table,Wine
Ontario White Wine, table
Oppenheim #4 Rootstock
Orange Muscat White Wine, table
Oraniensteiner White Wine
Orion White Wine
Oseleta
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Palomino White Wine, table
Parellada White Wine
Paseante Noir Black Wine
Paulsen 1045 Rootstock
Paulsen 1103 Rootstock
Pedro Ximénez White Wine
Pelaverga Black Wine, table grape
Péloursin Black Wine
Perera White Wine
Perlette White Raisin,Table
Persan Black Wine
Petit Bouschet Black Wine
Petit Manseng White Wine
Petit Verdot Black Wine
Petite Pearl
Peverella White Wine
Picardan White Wine
Picolit White Wine
Picpoul blanc White Wine
Piedirosso Black Wine
Pierce Black Table
Pinot blanc White Wine
Pinot gris Grey Wine
Pinot Meunier Black Wine
Pinot noir Black Wine
Pinot noir Précoce Black Table,Wine
Pinotage Black Wine
Piquepoul blanc White Wine
Pixie Black
Plavac mali Black Wine
Plyto
PN40024
Prieto Picudo Black Wine
Priknadi
Primitivo Black Wine
Princess White Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Queen Red Table
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Ramming C51-63 Red Table
Räuschling White Wine
Red Veltliner Red Wine
Redglobe Red Table
Refosco Black Wine
Regent Black Wine
Ribier Black Table
Ribolla gialla White Wine
Richter 110 Rootstock
Richter 99 Black Rootstock
Richter 99 Prosperi Super Rootstock
Riesling White Wine
Riesling Italico White Wine
Riesling renano White Wine
Riparia Gloire Rootstock
Rkatsiteli White Wine
Rodítis White with pink... Table,Wine
Romulus White Table
Rondinella Black Wine
Rossese Dark, white or ...
Rossese bianco White Wine
Rotgipfler White Wine
Rougett Black Wine
Roussanne White Wine
Royalty Black Wine
RS-9 Rootstock
Rubaiyat
Rubired Black Juice,Wine
Ruby Cabernet Black Wine
Ruby Seedless Red Table
Ruchè Black Wine
Ruggeri 140 Rootstock
Ruggeri 225 Rootstock
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Sabal kanskoi Red Table,Wine
Sagrantino Wine
Saint Émilion White Wine
Saint Macaire Black Wine
Salt Creek Black Rootstock
Salvador Red Wine, juice
San Marco Black Wine
Sangiovese Black Wine
Santa Paula
Sanvicetro
Saperavi Black Table,Wine
Sauvignon blanc White Wine
Sauvignon gris Grey Wine
Sauvignon Kretos White Wine
Sauvignon Rytos White Wine
Sauvignon vert White Wine
Savagnin blanc White Wine
Scarlet Black Wine, juice
Scarlet Royal Red Table
Schiava grossa Black Table,Wine
Schioppettino Black Wine
Schuyler Blue Table
Schwarzmann Rootstock
Seedless Tokay White Table
Ségalin Black Wine
Selma Pete White Raisin
Semebat Black Wine
Sémillon White Wine, table
Seneca White Table
Seyval blanc White Wine
Shahani
Shiraz Black Wine
Siegerrebe Pink Table,Wine
Slankamenka White Wine
Soreli
Sorisil Rootstock
Souzão Black Wine
Sovereign Coronation
Sovereign Opal White Wine
St. Croix Black Juice,Table,Wine
St. George Rootstock
St. Pepin White Table,Wine
St. Vincent Wine
Suavis Red Table, wine
Sultana moscata White Table
Summer Muscat White Raisin
Summer Royal Black Table
Sumoll
Sunbelt Black Jelly,Juice
Sunset
Susumaniello
Swenson Red Red Table,Wine
Sylvaner White Wine
Symphony White Wine
Syrah Black Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
T. P. 1-1-12 Wine
Taminga White Table,Wine
Tamnara Black Table
Tannat Black Wine
Tarrango Black Table,Wine
Tauberschwarz Black Wine
Teleki 5C Rootstock
Teleki 8B Black Rootstock
Tempranillo Black Table,Wine
Teroldego Black Wine
Terret noir Black Wine
Thomcord Black Table
Thompson Seedless White Concentrate,Raisin,Table...
Thomuscat White Table
Tinta Amarella Black Wine
Tinta Bairrada Black Wine
Tinta Barroca Black Wine
Tinta Caiada Black Wine
Tinta Carvalha Black Wine
Tinta Francisca Black Wine
Tinta Madeira Black Wine
Tinta Roriz Black Table,Wine
Tinto Cão Black Table,Wine
Tinto Sem Nome Black Wine
Tocai Friulano White Wine
Touriga Brasileira Black Wine
Touriga Franca Black Wine
Touriga Nacional Black Wine
Traminer White Wine
Traminette White Wine
Trapanlarin Kara
Trebbiano Toscano White Wine
Trentina White Wine
Trepat
Trincadeira Black Wine
Triplett 181-7A White Wine
Triplett 30-47 Black Table,Wine
Triplett blanc White Concentrate,Wine
Triplett F1-16 Black Wine
Triplett F3-3 Black Wine
Triplett F3-5 Black Wine
Triplett T182-4 White Table,Wine
Triplett T194-1 Black Wine
Triplett T213-19 Black Table,Wine
Triplett T61-13 Black Wine
Triplett T793-1 Black Wine
Trousseau Black Wine
Trousseau gris Grey Wine
Tulillah White Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
UCD GRN-1 ™ Rootstock
UCD GRN-2 ™ Rootstock
UCD GRN-3 ™ Rootstock
UCD GRN-4 ™ Rootstock
UCD GRN-5 ™ Rootstock
Ugni blanc White Wine
Uva Longanesi
  Variety Berry Color Uses
V52084
V68042
Vaccarèse Black Wine
Valdepeñas Black Table,Wine
Valdiguié Black Wine
Valley Pearl White Table
Valvin Muscat White Wine
Varousset Black Wine
Verdejo White Wine
Verdelho White Wine
Verdicchio White Wine
Vermentino White Table,Wine
Vernaccia nera Black Table,Wine
Verona Black Wine
Vespaiola White Wine
Vespolina Black Wine
Vidal blanc White Wine
Vidiano White Wine
Vignoles White Wine
Vinhão Black Wine
Viognier White Wine
Viosinho White Wine
Vitis Rupestris Constantia Rootstock
Viura White Wine
Voltis
Vradyano
Vranac Black Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Xarel.lo White Wine
Xinomavro Black Wine
  Variety Berry Color Uses
Zalema White Wine
Zinfandel Black Wine
Zweigelt Black Wine