🍇 Fercal
Dark-skinned wine grape from France; parents Blanchard 1 B × Richter 31.
Fercal is a dark-skinned wine grape from France. VIVC classes it as an interspecific hybrid rather than a pure Vitis vinifera variety.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Blanchard 1 B and Richter 31. The breeder had given the pedigree as Berlandieri Colombard 1 A × Em 333. VIVC names Pouget as the breeder; the cross was made in 1959.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 633.
Samples of the variety are kept in 28 collections. Its flowers are female. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists one synonym for it, Ferkal. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Fercal come from?
According to VIVC, from France. VIVC names Pouget as the breeder; the cross was made in 1959.
What are the parents of Fercal?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Blanchard 1 B and Richter 31. The breeder had given the pedigree as Berlandieri Colombard 1 A × Em 333.
Under what other names is Fercal known?
VIVC lists one synonym for it, Ferkal.
Similar
🍇 Rupestris du Lot · 🍇 Richter 110 · 🍇 Couderc 161-49 · 🍇 Couderc 3309 · 🍇 Allobrogicum · 🍇 Merille
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Fercal
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Fercal, codice 633
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata