Flora (grape)

Flora is the name of two unrelated varieties of grape, one white and one red, both of United States origin.

White Flora

The white Flora is a California wine grape. It is a crossing of Semillon and Gewürztraminer, both Vitis vinifera varieties, and it was created in 1938 by Harold P. Olmo at the California Agricultural Experiment Station.^[1][2]

Red Flora

The red Flora is an interspecific hybrid between V. vinifera and Vitis labrusca, and it was created in 1850 by A. M. Spangler.^[3]

See also

• Olmo grapes

References

1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 109 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
2. Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (blanc) Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 20, 2008
3. Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Flora (rouge) Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on October 20, 2008