🍇 Emperor
Red-skinned wine and table grape from the United States; one parent is Beba; 5 synonyms in VIVC.
Emperor is a red-skinned wine and table grape from the United States.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Beba; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 512, admitted on 26 February 1971.
According to VIVC, it covered 370 ha in Australia (1991) and 306 ha in Argentina (1991). Samples of the variety are kept in 36 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 5 synonyms for it, among them Emperador, Genova Rosa and Red Emperador, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Emperor → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Offspring
- 🍇 Crimson Seedless, 🍇 Ruby Seedless, 🍇 Olmo L 12-80
- Parents
- 🍇 Beba
Frequently asked questions
Where does Emperor come from?
According to VIVC, from the United States.
What are the parents of Emperor?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Beba; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Emperor known?
VIVC lists 5 synonyms for it, among them Emperador, Genova Rosa and Red Emperador, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🍇 Crimson Seedless — A red seedless table grape bred in the US in 1979.
- 🍇 Ruby Seedless — A red seedless table grape bred by Harold Olmo in 1939.
- 🍇 Olmo L 12-80 — A Californian breeding line by Harold Olmo.
Similar
🍇 Olmo S 45-48 · 🍇 Fresno C 33-199 · 🍇 Moravia Dulce · 🍇 Red Globe · 🍇 Sultana Moscata · 🍇 Princess
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Emperor
- VIVC: area statistics EMPEROR
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Emperor N., codice 512
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata