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This book tells the story of a valuable grapevine collection housed at the University of California, Davis. Foundation Plant Services at UC Davis accumulated the diverse group of grapevines through long-term collaboration with university scientists and viticulturists and the wine industry in a mutual effort to identify, acquire and develop high quality wine and table grapes.
| • University Grape and Wine Program 1879-1950 |
| • Harold Olmo |
| • The Origin of Foundation Plant Services |
| • FPS into the 21st Century |
| • History of the California Grapevine Nursery Industry |
| • Profiles of the California Grapevine Nurseries |
| • Black Grapes of Bordeaux |
| • Malbec & Cot at FPS |
| • Grapes of Southern France |
| • Sauvignon blanc and the Sauternes |
| • The Pinots |
| • Chardonnay |
| • The Origin of California’s Zinfandel (Croatia) |
| • Barbera Finds a Second Home in California |
| • Riesling at FPS |
