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Grapevines at Riversun Click on a variety name to view all clones. Hover over, or click on, variety characteristics for more information. View clones by category: Riversun Premium Import | Riversun Premium Plus | NZGVIG Variety Characteristics Budburst Harvest ALBARIÑO An aromatic white variety known as Alvarinho... Early Early ALICANTE HENRI BOUSCHET A hybrid between Grenache & Petit Bouschet, ... Early Early ALVARINHO An aromatic white variety known as Alvarinho... Early Early ARAGONEZ Portuguese name for Tempranillo (ENTAV-INRA®... Midseason Early ARNEIS Aromatic white from Piedmont in north west I... Midseason Midseason ARNSBURGER Developed at Giesenheim for sparkling white ... BREIDECKER This cultivar was released by the Geisenheim... CABERNET FRANC Fine French black grape variety, much blende... Midseason Midseason CABERNET SAUVIGNON Fine French dark-skinned red wine grape: The... Late Late CANADA MUSCAT A high-production Muscat designed for blendi... Early Midseason CARMENÈRE Widely planted in the Médoc in the early 18t... Early Early CHARDONNAY Fine French white variety most closely linke... Early Early CHENIN BLANC A white variety grown in the south west of F... Early Late CINSAUT A red variety, probably a native of Provence... Late Late DOLCETTO From Piedmont in the north west of Italy, th... Early Early DOMINA A German cross for cool climate red producti... FIANO Strongly flavoured classical wine grape resp... GAMAY NOIR French red grape variety solely responsible ... Early Early GEWÜRZTRAMINER Classic pink-skinned grape variant of Tramin... Early Midseason GRÜNER VELTLINER The most commonly planted vine variety in Au... Early Midseason KOLOR Developed at the Freiburg Research Institute... LAGREIN A premium cool climate red variety from Alto... MALBEC Once popular in Bordeaux (where it is known ... Early Early MALVASIA BIANCA One of Italy's most widely planted white var... Early Early MARSANNE A regular cropping white Rhone variety that ... Midseason Early MERLOT French black grape variety originally associ... Early Midseason MONTEPULCIANO A vigorous red variety common throughout cen... Late Late MOURVÈDRE Also known as Monastrell & Mataro, Mourvèdre... Late Very Late MTSVANE A white variety used in Georgian wines (the ... MÜLLER THURGAU A German cross developed for viticultural re... Early Early MUSCAT À PETITS GRAINS BLANCS One of the oldest & most widely planted whit... Early Midseason MUSCAT OTTONEL A Chasselas & Muscat de Saummur cross that ... Early Midseason NEBBIOLO A black grape variety of Piedmont (north wes... Early Late PETIT MANSENG A white variety grown in the south west of F... Early Late PETIT VERDOT A classic black variety of Bordeaux that pro... Late Late PINOT BLANC This white variety can produce full bodied &... Early Early PINOT GRIGIO Italian name for Pinot Gris, & the name by w... Early Early PINOT GRIS Increasingly fashionable French white wine v... Early Early PINOT NOIR The grape variety wholly responsible for red... Early Early PINOTAGE A hardy red grape variety, this is a cross o... Early Early PRIMITIVO Southern Italian grape, grown extensively, e... Midseason Midseason REICHENSTEINER Modern German crossing created by Helmut Bec... Early Midseason Midseason RIESLING The great white wine variety of Germany. Win... Late Late ROUSSETTE D' AYZE BLANC Aromatic white suitable for cool regions -G... Early Midseason SANGIOVESE Italy's most widely planted red wine grape v... Early Very Late SAPERAVI Russian red wine grape variety notable for t... Late SAUVIGNON BLANC Popular French white wine variety (from the ... Midseason Early SAUVIGNON GRIS Growth habit, budburst & ripening are very s... Midseason Early SEMILLON A golden grape variety from Southwest France... Midseason Midseason SHIRAZ The common Australian name for Syrah, one of... Late Midseason ST LAURENT Grown in Lower Austria & thought to be relat... Early Early SYRAH One of the noble red wine grapes, capable of... Late Midseason TEMPRANILLO The most widely grown red-wine grape in Spai... Midseason Early TOURIGA NACIONAL Variety grown for the production of fine por... Late Midseason VERDELHO Portuguese white grape from the island of ... Early Early VERMENTINO Attractive, aromatic white grape widely grow... VERNACCIA Common Italian white variety (the name comes... VIOGNIER The distinctive variety behind Condrieu, its... Midseason Midseason VIOSINHO Northern Portuguese premium white variety gr... ZINFANDEL Exotic black-skinned grape grown predominant... Midseason Midseason GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AGVIG Australian Grapevine Improvement Group CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency CSIRO Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ENTAV-INRA     Etablissement National Technique pour l'Amélioration de la Viticulture NZGVIG New Zealand Grapevine Improvement Group UCD University of California-Davis WAGVIG Western Australian Grapevine Improvement Group WINZ Wine Institute of New Zealand GLOSSARY OF GRAPEVINE VIRUS ABBREVIATIONS Fleck Grapevine Fleck Virus GLRaV-1; GLRaV-2; GLRaV-3       Grapevine Leafroll-associated Virus - Types 1, 2, and 3 GVA Grapevine Virus A RSP Rupestris Stem Pitting Virus To order products, please contact us.